well, couldnt resist it i bought the perfect 27 coupe on ebay, couldnt pass it up, like new
Congratulations, was it this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Model-T-Upgraded-1927-FORD-MODEL-T-DOCTORS-C OUPE-/180960145335
Nice! Welcome to the 27 Coupe Club. We're a small, but growing, subset of the Model T commuity at large...grin...nice score!
Keep feeding and watering those coupes and one day they will grow up to be Fordors like their big brothers.
hahaha!
Will you be going to medical school?
Very nice car at an excellent price.
I have a black 1925 Coupe. What do I look for on my car to determine if it is just a plain jane coupe or a valuable and hopefully rarer Doctor's Coupe?
Tony
Good read;
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/29/8538.html
Mahlon: The Doctor's coupe has a stethoscope in the tool kit.
What?? I tough the extremely rare Dr's coupe belonged to a proctologist and he didn't need a stethoscope.
You'd never buy one and get it looking like THAT if that's the ebay one.
Great score!.......
If that is the one you got, and that price? LOOKS NICE!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Mike,
Welcome to the Coupe Club.
Denny
'22 Coupe
Mike,
The Tudor Club wishes you good driving.
That's about the best looking 27 coupe I've seen for sale on eBay. Beautiful paint job, and perfect details.
I notice that it, as well as a large percentage of 26-27 Fords, has the 1925 Holley NH carburetor substituted for the authentic vaporizer carb. I hope that at some time you will be tempted to lay aside the very reliable NH and try an original vaporizer, just for the challenge of making it work. It's an interesting exercise, at least.
You can take off the modern-looking fuel filter by restoring the original fuel-screen in the petcock and ridding the gas tank of the pervasive rust particles with a good Red Devil lye wash-out. Every one of us with a 26-27 has experienced the rust-in-the-carb problem.
Enjoy your coupe!
Jim
thanks guys, no that is not the one, the one i bought was the one is highland il, that ones twin brother, very very nice t thanks boys
So it's that one >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Model-T-Coupe-1927-Ford-Model-T-Coupe-Tall-T -/290765807975?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item43b2fe2167
DANG that's a beautiful car.......
I'm jealous........
You got the prettier girl. Congratulations and enjoy. Looks like a fun ride.
I tried to post a pic but as usual it is too large. Anyway, welcome to the Coupe Club. You've got yourself a very pretty car. I own one of the rare "Doctor's Coupes". It's very difficult to tell the difference without looking at the name on the title!
Noel
Does it become a "Doctor's Coupe" if the owner operates on it?.......
That IS nice! All you guys with your new and improved coupes. I'll just have to go and pout in my old '24.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Ha! Hey ol' Henry was no slouche ya' know. We 26 and 27 coupers know the deal.
(puffs out chest and struts to car port to pat Betsy on the rear.....fender.)
Mike,
Great looking coupe. If you are new to Model Ts be sure to check out some of the previous postings about safety etc. OSHA did not exist back then and while it is a safe car -- it has some known safety areas to watch out for.
If new to Ts please see: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/154102.html
Respectfully submitted,
Hap l9l5 cut off
ive had a couple of older t,s what are the improvements on the 27, i havent picked it up yet, and thanks guys
Mike,
The "Improved Car" that Ford offered in FY26-27 incorporated many excellent changes:
1. Wire wheels. The Ford (Kelsey) drop-center, electrically welded wire wheels were the best in the auto industry.
2. All-steel bodies on everything but the fordor. One reason that tudors and coupes survived in unusually large numbers is the improved steel bodies.
3. Edsel was insistent on the changes to the body style, and the result was very cute cars. Running boards are wider, and the gas tank was moved to under the cowl, resulting in continuous gas-flow up long hills. Nickel-plated headlight rims were standard, and later in 1926 a tie-bar was added between the front fenders.
4. The coil-box was moved to under the hood, with a gasket-sealed cover with a rain gutter. The sparkplug wires were shortened.
5. The fan-belt adjustment was moved to the water outlet.
6. The parking brake was vastly improved, with large steel drums and cotton-lined shoes.
7. The service brake drum was doubled in surface area. In FY27, the wet clutch discs were modified for improved oil flow, and the rear axle seals were changed to discourage oil flow into the rear brake drums. The differential plug was changed.
8. Some improvements attributed to 1926, such as the larger oil scoop and demountable transmission bands, were actually already implemented in 1925.
9. The carburetor was changed from the Holley NH or Kingston L-4 to a vaporizer, but this innovation was also started in FY25 on a limited basis.
10. The limited line of Ford accessories was expanded to include a TRICO vacuum wiper, a Hall stoplight, and Burd-Gilman shock absorbers. In 1927 the shocks were actually standard equipment on the fordor. The Stewart speedometer (dealer installed) model 490 was reduced in size and the trip odometer was eliminated. The helical-gear "silent drive" for the speedometer was introduced in early FY27. Glass wind-wings and gypsy curtains were available for the touring and the roadster. A pretty nickel-plated brass radiator shell with a nickeled strip running underneath was offered. Front and rear bumpers were made available.
11. For the touring car, the top-frame was redesigned to simplify deployment of the top.
12. There was also at least one down-grade. The excellent worm-drive jack was changed to a Wilson ratchet made of steel stampings.
13. The last improvement in FY27, which ended in July may have been the Kingston B-1 vaporizer carburetor, or the "Gasifier." It pre- and post-heated the gasoline vapor, just like the standard Holley/Ford vaporizer, but incorporated a port-injection choke mechanism with an adjustable air content and a flame arrestor on the air intake.
I've probably left out many improvements or changes, but these come to mind immediately.
You will come to love your 27 coupe.
Jim
You are going to appreciate the lower body, wider running boards and VASTLY improved braking with both the transmission and service brakes.
You will also love the "new ride" with the balloon tires in case you've never driven a T so equipped.
You may, or may not, love the slower 5:1 steering ratio too.
I decided I NEEDED an improved T after helping a friend with his immaculately restored '27 Coupe.
It's an entirely different animal.
I often tell people that's when Ford actually started building cars instead of transportation.
The only authentic "Doctor's Coupe" is a coupe owned by a doctor. Of course there doctors of medicine, and PHD's as well as Honorary degree Doctors. So I suppose that anyone who owns a doctorate and also a Model T Coupe, could honestly call his or her car a "Doctor's Coupe".
Norm
I'd have to say then, that my coupe is a "Business Man's Coupe". Here it is this morning at the gas station on our way back from breakfast:
I cant wait to pick it up next week, looks like a nice car, I have a 25 depot hack, think ill sell it if anyone is interested, good shape, thin the herd a little bit, thanks for a lot of imfo, have a good weekend all
I'm trying to upload a pic of my 26 when I first got it home. This is a true "Doctor's Coupe"
Good one Noel!.......
I like those coupé's, but I do not like the smell of hospitals, so I rather take an engineers coupé.
(Irony may occur)