Landau (automobile)
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The Landau began as a carriage design with a folding fabric top consisting of two sections supported by external elliptical springs. This landau roof design was adopted in early automobiles as a conve
1902 State landau closed, London, England.
1902 State landau open, London, England, 2011. The leather roof is folded down
Clarkson Steam Landau at Richmond Park, England, June 1899
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island in a Kriéger electric landaulette, c.1906
Landau (carriage)
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A landau is a large four-wheeled carriage with a leather cover that can be folded down, essentially a coach with a falling top. The low shell of the landau provides maximal visibility of the occupants
Landau (automobile)
…as a model or trim name for several closed versions of the Thunderbird. Carriages that had a leather top that could be lowered and raised were named "Landau" carriages after the city of Landau in Germany, where convertible carriages were first produced. Thrupp reports that they were first made in 1757 and that initially…
Landau with the cover folded down
Landau with the cover raised
Canoe-style landau
Angular style landau