Anybody that's looking for a Formal that doesn't buy this is nuts!! 76 Fury

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The term "Brougham" is from the horse-drawn carriage days, and is a coach with an enclosed passenger compartment and an open driver's area. A stagecoach is considered a brougham. Also, Queen Elizabeth's coach is one. So, really, NONE of the '70s cars are true "Broughams", by definition.
 
patrick66 said:
The term "Brougham" is from the horse-drawn carriage days, and is a coach with an enclosed passenger compartment and an open driver's area. A stagecoach is considered a brougham. Also, Queen Elizabeth's coach is one. So, really, NONE of the '70s cars are true "Broughams", by definition.
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The name "Brougham" has since been used as a model name by Cadillac, Daewoo, and Holden, and as a trim package on sedan models by most US car manufacturing divisions of General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and the Chrysler Corporation during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. As a trim package, the name is used to denote the more comfortably appointed versions of a given model.






 
A real Brougham is a coach. The name as applied to these cars, is simply a model designation.
 
patrick66 said:
A real Brougham is a coach. The name as applied to these cars, is simply a model designation.
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Maybe in the 19th century but words and their meaning evolve over time. Since there are no horse drawn carriages anymore the word has moved on. Besides, suppose another name was used for an open coach car back in the 30's which could have been done. So at that point one could say that Brougham was even a model designation back then especially since Cadillac used the term on their open coach while at the same time making traditional cars.

The name disappeared for awhile till Cadillac brought it back in 1955. That set the new definition for the 20th century. The 70's version is almost an open cab visually. Instead of a full vinyl roof it is now half and ends before the driver's seat. Then add a opera type window and one is practically dividing the car in half at the passenger compartment. May not be open anymore but that is what is being implied by the visual clues. Add in the big grille, the overdone seats and door panels, as though recalling the plush excess of the Victorian era just adds to the look. Every manufacturer used the term, especially in their full size cars, enough so that Brougham denoted a certain look like Kleenex denotes all tissues. The visual clues of a Brougham should now be quite engrained in the minds of all those who lived through that time just like it was in the 1800's for a horse drawn carriage. So we have the 19th century definition and the 20th century definition with both right for their times.
 
commando1 said:
What???
Wasn't that one off the Cutlass models?

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Yes, a Cutlass Brougham to be exact. Even has horse drawn carriage wheels on it to be authentic.

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I'll talk to him about giving them back to you. Don't you have a Brougham they might work on? I now you treasure authenticity.

and what is it 3:45 in Florida right now? Insomnia?
 
78Brougham said:
Whoever got it did well. Worth every penny, nice looking "Broughamafied" taxi-cab. Lol. Just kidding 3k is a great deal for as nice a looking Fury as that one.
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He didn't "get" it. That was the high bid on a car with an unknown reserve.
 
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