<VV> difference between a sedan and a coupe (even shorter!)

[Mike Jacobi]

...Sedan is a town in France.  Coupe is where chickens live til Colonel
Fried catches up to em...what could be simpler!!!!  ggg


On 5/9/09 11:03 AM, "jvhroberts at aol.com" <jvhroberts at aol.com> wrote:

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> From: Stephen Upham <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Sat, 9 May 2009 9:38 am
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> Subject: <VV> difference between a sedan and a coupe (shorter)
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> In reality, a coupe is strictly defined by its interior volume or space.
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> Distinctions between a coupe and a sedan has little to do with doors
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> .         Coupe equals less than 33 cubic feet (.934 cubic m).
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> .         Sedan is equal to or greater than 33 cubic feet.
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> Which begs the question: How many cubic feet are in a Corvair two
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