Phaeton body

[4] Originally meant to denote a faster and lighter vehicle than a touring car, the two terms eventually became interchangeable.

Since the body was entirely open, it was easy to add or remove an extra row of seating where space had been left in the original construction.

[4][3] After 1912, American use of the term began to be most closely associated with the "triple phaeton" body configurations that had room for three rows of seats, whether all three were installed or not.

[12] The post-World War II demand for automobiles - of any description - was an opportunity for Willys-Overland to build on the Jeep's military recognition and they evolved the 1946 Jeepster two-door station wagon to the 1948 phaeton.

"[14] In 1952, a year after Willys last offered the Jeepster, Chrysler Corporation built three Imperial Parade phaetons for ceremonial use, one by New York City, one by Los Angeles, and one intended for the White House, but ultimately used for events throughout the United States.

[15] These were dual-cowl phaetons custom-built on stretched versions of the company’s Imperial Crown Limousine chassis.