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sedanca|səˈdænkə|
Also Sedanca.
[f. sedan + the name of Count Carlos de Salaman)ca, Spanish nobleman and Rolls-Royce agent, by whom the word was apparently coined.]
In full, Sedanca de Ville. A sumptuously appointed cabriolet de ville mounted on a Rolls-Royce chassis. Cf. (U.S.) town car s.v. town n. 10.
1926Motor 26 Oct. 615/3 The other body shown on a Rolls-Royce chassis is styled a Sedanca limousine. It can also be used as a cabriolet, inasmuch as the Barker patent de ville extension over the front seat can be removed completely. 1929Motor 2 July (Suppl.) p. xl/1, 1927 (October) 40–50 hp Phantom Rolls-Royce enclosed-drive Sedanca de Ville. 1937Times 20 Oct. 20/1 The Rolls-Royce Company show a..Phantom III sedanca at {pstlg}3,040. 1963D. Scott-Moncrieff Thoroughbred Motor Car 1930–40 ii. 121 (caption) Rolls-Royce 20/25 with French-built sedanca-de-ville coachwork, 1935. 1978Times 8 June 28 (Advt.), This magnificent Brewster Salamanca is one of 2 mint Silver Ghosts entered, along with..Rolls, 220/25 Sedanca, Alvises, Lagondas, [etc.]. |