Brougham (carriage)

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Invented by Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, a brougham was a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage of the 1800s. It had a low body with a box seat in front for the driver. In the rear was seating for two or four with two doors.

In the 1930s, a brougham was a car with an open seat in front for the chauffeur and an enclosed cabin behind for the passengers.

Cadillac used the name on their Cadillac Brougham in 1916, and it would later be used on their top models throughout the 20th century.

Over the years, Chevrolet, Pontiac and Plymouth have also used the Brougham name to differentiate the more comfortably-appointed versions of a given model; Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham, Pontiac Parisienne Brougham and Plymouth Valiant Brougham have all been produced.

Ford used the Brougham name on its 1970s-era LTD and Torino lines and some later models of vans.