phaeton

[ fey-i-tn or, esp. British, feyt-n ]

/ ˈfeɪ ɪ tn or, esp. British, ˈfeɪt n /

any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.

a vintage automobile of the touring-car type.

Origin of phaeton

1585–95; special use of Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaethon

A low English phaeton was drawn up before the door of the post office of a French seaport town.

Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864 |Various
Page 436: Phaeton was printed that way, rather than as Phton.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann
If she says ‘Yes,’ sell out—give up hunting—drive her about in a phaeton, and buy a yacht.

General Bounce |G. J. Whyte-Melville
In the carriages, the caleche, and the phaeton, all crossed themselves as they passed the church opposite the house.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy

"That's beautiful," said I, as I folded it up and handed it back to Phaeton, who read it again before putting it into his pocket.

Phaeton Rogers |Rossiter Johnson

phaeton

/ (ˈfeɪtən) /

a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats

C18: from Phaëthon