His drunkenness produced a corpulency which brought him the nickname Mirabeau Tonneau ("Barrel Mirabeau"); but he was not lacking in some of that insight which marked his brother.
See Joseph Sarrazin, Mirabeau Tonneau, ein Condottiere aus der Revolutionszeit (Leipzig, 1893); and La Revolution francaise, vols.
The hood and tonneau are in black mohair and a stainless steel exhaust system is fitted.
Most early touring cars had a tonneau at the rear giving seating for four or more.
Can be fitted when hood is down to keep dust and showers out, less bulky and less costly than a full tonneau.