A coupé was a four-wheeled carriage with outside front seat for the driver and enclosed passenger seats for two persons.[1] The first coupés in France were the 2-seat variant of the 4-seat Berline called a "Berlingot". The first Brougham appeared in 1838.

Carriage coupé de gala Portuguese origin, Royal Museums for Art and History, Brussels.
Coupé de ville belonging to the Sabatier banking family

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References

  1. ↑ Pleasant W. Johnson Johnson's Encyclopædia of Transportation 1892 p252 " COUPÉ . A four - wheeled close carriage , for two persons inside ..."
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