After a quarter century, I'm re-reading some old James Bond novels (ran out of reading material, and awaitimng a shipment of new stuff).
In chapter 16 of 'Live and Let Die', in Jamaica, Strangways (remember him getting shot in the beginning of the movie Dr. No?) gets Bond a car to drive: a "Sunbeam-Talbot Coupe". Hmmm. Not, I've seen the Sunbeam-Talbots in 4-door sedans, 2-door dropheads, and of course the 53-55 Alpine (book dates from 1954, BTW) roadster, but never a "coupe" as in enclosed 2-door. Could be no more "coupe-like" than the Rover P5 "coupe" just a 4-door with a different roofline, I guess, but.....?
In chapter 16 of 'Live and Let Die', in Jamaica, Strangways (remember him getting shot in the beginning of the movie Dr. No?) gets Bond a car to drive: a "Sunbeam-Talbot Coupe". Hmmm. Not, I've seen the Sunbeam-Talbots in 4-door sedans, 2-door dropheads, and of course the 53-55 Alpine (book dates from 1954, BTW) roadster, but never a "coupe" as in enclosed 2-door. Could be no more "coupe-like" than the Rover P5 "coupe" just a 4-door with a different roofline, I guess, but.....?