mstowe Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 I'm reading a handwritten war diary. The word "tudor" (or what looks like the word tudor) is used in reference to a vehicle, e.g. "left this afternoon in a tudor," "...took the captain's tudor into town," "arriving, there was no tudor waiting, so I took a cab." The word appears many times and looks the same in all cases. Anybody know what this word is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 Probably a "Tender", as in a Crossley Tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 It means two door in modern auto parlance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 The "Tudor" was one of the body types of both the Ford Model T and the Ford Model A, although a quick google search only turns up usage post Great War. I suspect it was in use before then. I've certainly seen it's use in both the American and European markets post WW2 to describe two door estate cars with the rear body framed in wood - think Morris Minor Traveller. Hope that helps, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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