Phaeton (carriage) Roger Button, Benjamin's father, owns a phaeton that is his primary mode of transportation until Benjamin buys the first automobile in Baltimore. In Susannah Kells' novel "Fallen Angels", a phaeton is the transportation of choice for the main character, Campion, who later crashes the carriage in a perfect example of its dangerous and fickle reputation. The character Mr. Spenlow from the novel "David Copperfield" dies suddenly of a heart attack while driving his phaeton home. Henry James, in his short story "An International Episode" (1878) has Lord Lambeth driven through town in "a little basket-phaeton" by his companion Bessie Aldon.
Chrysler Phaeton 500 in 1941." Plans for the Phaeton never matriculated, and it (nor any huge car like it) never reached production as of 2015. The car was also included as a selection in the PlayStation video game Gran Turismo 2 as a special vehicle that could only be won. Measurements are in inches/millimeters, unless otherwise specified. Length: 215.0/5461 Width: 78.0/1981 Height: 55.0/1397 Wheelbase: 132.0/3353 Front Track: 63.0/1600 Rear Track: 61.5/1562 Wheels: Cast Aluminum Front 8 x 22 Rear 8 x 22 Tires: Goodyear Front P245/55R22 Rear P245/55R22 Engine: 5.4 Liter V-12 425 hp (313 kW) (ACT) Suspension: Front Modified Double Wishbone