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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator
I was always fascinated by the weird flipout exterior trunk seats that those old classic cars had. Anyone knew the reasoning for that design choice as opposed to having the seats on the actual inside of the car? was it a way to make a 2 seater into a 2+ seater in a pinch without messing with the lines of the car?
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More commonly referred to as a "rumble seat"... early cars evolved from coaches, and they too had rumble seats that were commonly used for servants. This explains why they are not in the cabin...
A short hop of logic will take you to the later term for this seating: a mother-in-law seat. Again, the separation of passengers was intentional...