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5 unusual facts about Coupé


Abou Nidal

Abou Nidal, also known as Aboubacar Doumbia, is a singer of Côte d'Ivoire residing in Geneva in Switzerland and specializing in Coupé-Décalé.

Aerocraft

Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe, an American, three-passenger aircraft introduced in 1928

Coupé

Sedans, pickup trucks and SUVs/station wagons have had fewer two-door models (especially ones with backseats) in recent years since the cost of four-door cars has gone down along with engineering to ease access to the back seat area.

René Köhler

René Köhler was a non-existent conductor invented by William Barrington-Coupe as part of a fraud in which he passed off numerous plagiarised recordings of classical pianists as the work of his wife, Joyce Hatto.

Vetcho Lolas

Vetcho Lolas (birth name Hervé Bié) is an Ivoirian signer, musician, attalakutiste and disc-jockey of Guéré origin in the style Coupé-Décalé.


1925 Coupe de France Final

The 1925 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on April 26 and May 10, 1925, that saw CASG Paris defeat FC Rouen 4–2 on aggregate thanks to their victory 3–2 in the final replay.

1926 Coupe de France Final

The 1926 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 9, 1926, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat AS Valentigney 4–1 thanks to goals by Jules Dewaquez (2), Douglas De Ruymbecke and Jean Boyer.

1927 Coupe de France Final

The 1927 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 6, 1927, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat US Quevilly 3–0 thanks to goals by Raymond Durand, Maurice Galley and Jules Dewaquez.

1931 Coupe de France Final

The 1931 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 3, 1931, that saw Club Français defeat SO Montpellier 3–0 thanks to a goal by Miklos Boros, Arthur Parkes and Robert Furois.

1932 Coupe de France Final

The 1932 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on April 24, 1932, that saw AS Cannes defeat RC Roubaix 1–0 thanks to a goal by Louis Cler.

1935 Coupe de France Final

The 1935 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 5, 1935, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat Stade Rennais UC 3–0 thanks to goals by Charles Roviglione, Vilmos Kohut and an own goal by Jean Laurent.

1936 Coupe de France Final

The 1936 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 3, 1936, that saw RC Paris defeat FCO Charleville 1–0 thanks to a goal by Roger Couard.

1942 Coupe de France Final

The 1942 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 17, 1942, that saw Red Star Olympique defeat FC Sète 2–0 thanks to goals by Roger Vandevelde and Alfred Aston.

1945 Coupe de France Final

The 1945 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1945, that saw RC Paris defeat Lille OSC 3–0 thanks to goals by André Philippot, Pierre Ponsetti and Oscar Heisserer.

1947 Coupe de France Final

The 1947 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 11, 1947, that saw Lille OSC defeat RC Strasbourg 2–0 thanks to goals by Roger Vandooren and an own goals of Joseph Lang.

1953 Coupe de France Final

The 1953 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 31, 1953, that saw Lille OSC defeat FC Nancy 2–1 thanks to goals by Jean Vincent and Bernard Lefèvre.

1955 Coupe de France Final

The 1955 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 29, 1955, that saw Lille OSC defeat FC Girondins de Bordeaux 5–2 thanks to goals by Jean Vincent, Yvon Douis (2) and Gérard Bourbotte (2).

1958 Coupe de France Final

The 1958 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 18 May 1958, that saw Stade de Reims defeat Nîmes Olympique 3–1 thanks to goals by René Bliard (2) and Just Fontaine.

1962 Coupe de France Final

The 1962 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 13, 1962, that saw AS Saint-Étienne defeat FC Nancy 1–0 thanks to a goal by Jean-Claude Baulu.

1969 Coupe de France Final

The 1969 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 18, 1969, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–0 thanks to an own goal by Gérard Papin and a goal by Joseph Yegba Maya.

1971 Coupe de France Final

This was the last Coupe de France final to be played at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes, as the final was played at the Parc des Princes from 1972 to 1997, and since 1998 has been played at the Stade de France.

2008 Coupe de France Final

This was PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006.

Abel Lafleur

Abel Lafleur (1875 – 1953) was a French sculptor who designed and made the FIFA World Cup trophy, first simply called 'Coupe du Monde', later renamed the Jules Rimet Trophy.

Alpine Rally

The Alpine Rally, also known by its official name Coupe des Alpes, was a rally competition based in Marseille and held from 1932 to 1971.

Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite

Speedwell developed a sleek, alloy-bodied Sprite coupe, the Speedwell GT, designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin and built by Williams & Pritchard.

Bizzarrini P538

In 1967, Bizzarrini rebodied at least one V-8 as a coupe and sold it to the Duke of Aosta (it is known as the Duca d’Aosta coupe).

BMW Z4

First generation production started in 2002 at BMW USA's Greer, South Carolina plant, with production of both roadster and coupe forms.

Coupe de Chamonix

The Coupe de Chamonix was an international ice hockey tournament held in Chamonix, France from 1909-1914.

Coupe des Mousquetaires

La Coupe des Mousquetaires (English: The Musketeers' Trophy) is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Men's Singles competition at the French Open.

Coupe Icare

Coupe Icare (Icarus Cup) is an annual festival of free flight held between Saint-Hilaire (on the border of Chartreuse Mountains) and Lumbin (in the valley of Isère in France).

Edward T. Welburn

Recent concepts overseen by Welburn include the Cadillac Converj, Cadillac CTS Coupe, Chevrolet Camaro Coupe, Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, and the Buick Invicta Concept.

Émile Antonio

He spent one season at OGC Nice with whom he won the Coupe de France in 1954, against Olympique de Marseille, 2-1.

Ferrari 195 S

The two cars, one open and one closed coupe, shared that car's 2250 mm (89 in) wheelbase but sported an enlarged 2.3 L (2341 cc/142 in³) version of the Colombo V12.

Ford SAF

The Vedette was joined in 1952 by its upmarket counterparts, the Vendôme, and Comète sports coupé, cars that were not shared with any other Ford subsidiary.

French Road Cycling Cup

The French Road Cycling Cup (English for Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route) is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation) each year since 1992.

Friedrich Geiger

He became head of styling within a few years, after designing the iconic 300SL gullwing coupé, named one of the ten greatest Mercedes ever built and one of the 25 greatest cars of the 20th century.

Hawk GT

Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk, The Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk (or GT Hawk), a sporty coupe sold between 1962 and 1964

Holden Coupe 60

The luxury-sports theme of The Coupe 60 is emphasised by such features as a racing-derived chassis setup, including rear-diffuser, front-splitter and carbon-fibre spoiler, and 21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels with unique design Kumho high performance semi-slick tyres.

Josef Christiaens

On 13 August 1905 at age 26 he participated in the Coupe de Liedekerke et Williame race held near Dinant, Belgium.

Kari-Keen 90 Sioux Coupe

The Kari-Keen 90 Sioux coupe was designed by Swen Swanson and is a two seat side by side high wing monoplane with conventional landing gear.

Lada 110

The development stages of the 110 began in the early 1990s, with a prototype coupé called the Katran 1.6i produced that was first demonstrated at the AvtoVAZ Togliatti factory in 1991.

Lola T70

A T70 coupe also appears as a car of the future in George Lucas' first commercial film, THX-1138.

MagneRide

Chevrolet Corvette C6: optional in coupe trim starting in 2005 model year and in hardtop (Z06) trim starting in 2012 model year; standard equipment in ZR1.

MG M-type

Most cars had bodies made by Carbodies of Coventry and fitted by MG in either open two-seat or closed two-door "Sportsmans" coupé versions, but some chassis were supplied to external coachbuilders such as Jarvis.

Miss Belvedere

Miss Belvedere is the nickname given to a new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere sport coupe sealed in a 50-year time capsule and finally unearthed on June 14, 2007.

Najim

Some of his songs have appeared on various compilations including Raï n'Funk (2006 compilation EMI Music France), on Coupé Décalé Mania, DJ Youcef's Raï A L'ancienne/Raï Nouvelle Génération, on Oran Oujda: Raï express, Arabianight 4 and on Urban raï and Urban raï Volume 2 (a Beur FM release).

Pegaso Z-102

A Pegaso Z-102 coupé by Saoutchick, owned by Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza, was in this respect the epitome of coachwork sophistication, as it had seats upholstered with leopard skin and controls in gold, and in such a finish it won the 1953 Enghien-les-Bains (France) Grand Prix d'Elegance.

Roush Performance

The company also provides custom built engines for cars like the Superformance Shelby Daytona Coupe or Brock Coupe as it's also known.

Stefan Hodgetts

He did not start the season till round thirteen at Mondello Park in a Vauxhall Astra Coupe.

The Teenagers

Eventually, Garnes and Merchant had added lead singer Herman Santiago and baritone Joe Negroni to their lineup and evolved into The Coupe De Villes.

Toyota 2000GT

Prior to the decision to make fully roofless cars, building the car as a targa was tried, allegedly due to Sean Connery's height not allowing him to fit into the ultra-low coupé version.

Virginie Hériot

In 1929, she lifted the "Coupe of France" from the English and won "His Majesty Alfonso XIII of Spain Copa del Rey".


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