Original Owner '69 GTO 400/4-sp Project

[Mr70]

Tudor was common language on the Certificate of Title back in the day,just like Coupe and Cabriolet is.
Some states have dropped this language and some still use it.
It started as a marketing ploy.Manufacturers had pet names for different body styles. The model T touring car became a phaeton on the model A.It sounded better.The tudor and fordor were marketing terms designed to stick in the minds of the public.Some manufacturers called the 2 door a coach.Closed cars were called sedans,and still are. The terms phaeton,sedan,coach etc. are from the horse drawn era,which was still in the memory of many buyers.Tudor and fordor are a step removed from those horse & buggy days.Both of my 1970 Missouri cars still have "Tudor" printed on their title descriptions.