How many passengers could ride in a volante carriage?

A volante carriage could carry one or two passengers. This Spanish carriage featured a two-wheeled design with an open, hooded body. The body was positioned in front of the wheels and attached to long shafts, typically pulled by a single horse ridden by the coachman, though two or three horses could also be used. Volantes were popular in Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and Louisiana, with significant manufacturing occurring in New York City between approximately 1830 and 1870.1