landaulet

[ lan-daw-let ]

/ ˌlæn dɔˈlɛt /

an automobile having a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open.

Origin of landaulet

First recorded in 1785–95; landau + -let

My dear sir, perhaps you yourself have planned for a landaulet this summer and an English trip.

Hints to Pilgrims |Charles Stephen Brooks
So we have the landaulet and limousine to designate different types of body.

Society for Pure English, Tract 5 |Society for Pure English
The chauffeur turned sharply, stopped, backed, and brought the landaulet around with the awkwardness of an alligator.

What Will People Say? |Rupert Hughes
When these two last are made to open, they are called the Landaulet and Landau.

Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements |Various

A voice that should have reminded him of the landaulet, but did not, caught his ear and led his eyes to the box.

What Will People Say? |Rupert Hughes

landaulet

/ (ˌlændɔːˈlɛt) /

a small landau

US an early type of car with a folding hood over the passenger seats and an open driver's seat