Check out this 1922 Coupe with a "deluxe fender package."
If you're talking about the 1922 coupe on eBay, yes it does have some interesting aftermarket fenders as well as some other accessories. It was also recently listed on Craigslist.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Model-T-FORD-COUPE-1922-FORD-MODEL-T-DELUXE- DOCTORS-COUPE-5-WINDO-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4cf0aa98b1QQitemZ330455226545Q QptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks#ht_500wt_1182
Those are some really good looking fenders. If you watch the youtube video you can see they have a ridge in them that is real pretty. Whats the story on these fenders? I would think some of you would know. Thanks. Dex
They look like they're fiberglass. Never heard of a "deluxe fender package". Wonder why a 22 has a 26-27 coil box. But don't forget, this is a "Deluxe Doctors Coupe".
Old age is heck - forgot to paste the link to the car on Ebay, sorry. Thanks for adding it Erik.
Hey, Roy -- I hope I never get as old as you if that's what happens...........
I don't recognize those fenders. But there were several companies that offered after-market fenders to dress up your Ford. And they very well could be off any one of dozens of non-Ford cars. A very close examination (by someone that knows about these things) would probably answer that question. The use of a '26-'27 coil box and (is that?) a '24-'25 radiator splash panel, though, makes the whole car suspicious.
But, I like the car. A few minor changes would make that a really nice car. I wish I had the money to bid on it.
W2
I hope the carb is set just rite.
Roy,
You are MUCH younger looking than Mike.
Paul
Thanks Paul, that and $2 will get me a cup of coffee just about any where.
Oh, a 5 window DR'S Coupe!
They just have to put that Dr.'s coupe in there.
I wonder what a non-Dr.'s coupe looked like.
I live about 10 miles from Lakeside, Ca. I don't recognize that car from any club tours. I wish I knew who owned it so that I could personally inspect it. The price is likely about right for a car in that condition, but those don't look like the correct fenders, and the coil box is not right for that year. Upholstery looks very worn. I wonder if that engine is a late engine?
I think I remember a neighbor of mine telling me about a Model T coupe for sale with unusual fenders, and asked me if I knew about "deluxe" fenders. Maybe that is the one he was talking about. He is interested in a Model T and came over to see mine about 2 weeks ago.
Norm
A car in my local chapter has those same fenders. They're aftermarket and made to fit a T. Kind of a neat thing actually.
It always makes the seller of a T look inexperienced when they use terms like "deluxe package" or "option group" or any other term that never existed in the T era.
So they ain't fiberglass and they are period?
And my pet gripe. TOURING SEDAN! It is a touring car, or it is a Sedan. Nothing American was called a "Touring Sedan" before the early '30s.
As I said, I like that coupe.
W2
When I saw the T with the Deluxe fender Package it got me to thinking. After looking through my old car book stash I found the "Deluxe Fenders"
listed in a 1926 Western Auto Ford owners supply book.
The advertisement shows them listed as "Deluxe Fenders for Ford cars".
The add further reads The Most Beautiful Fender ever Designed. 14.95 for a set! They even came with a 'flint like baked on finish'!
The guy who advertised the T was fairly close to having his description right. I havent seen any before but then again I havent seen a T transmission cover with easily removable top that Western Auto sold either. That looks like a good accessory that was a good design. Looks good in the old 1926 catalog anyway! It would make changing bands really easy.
I have a Floyd Clymer book ( Henry's Wonderful Model T) that has an ad in the back pages for Crown Fenders. Graceful, stylish, flowing, ect. Shipping weight 115 Lbs. Per set: $12.25