To continue the thread on Hershey 2012 pictures, some of these should be interesting for those who missed this year's swap
Couplet body with most wood done.
Only one I have ever seen, NOS '26-'27 turtle deck with lid!
Paint still perfect, even the anti-squeak welting.
Bed for T.
T bodies
Speedster bodies
Accessory NOS timer rotor for the Ford timer shell, with claims to power your Ford and save gas!
And KRW engine stand NOS, in the crate, original paint a green color.
Finally, a very early auto/bike, you pedal started it, has a front seat for your girlfriend, and a trailer for your speed bicycle in tow going to the races in 1899!
Friday's speed/racers in the stadium, the large Fiat was a beast, running laps, forgot the hp, but remember the announcer said the motor held 20 gallons of oil!
Dan;
Did you happen to remember the asking price on the couplet body?
Richard
That couplet body had a high asking price
There was a nice '15, but not for sale.
That Coupelet body looks very nice, but at that price I'll bet he took it home. Looks like he had one original removable pillar and built the rest new around that.
Beautiful
I forgot to say, Dan, thanks for posting the pics for those of us who couldn't make it there. Lots of very interesting stuff that probably wouldn't be seen anywhere else.
Hey Dan, you caught me looking at the two 26/27 roadster bodies!
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought a Coupelet has a folding top like a convertible (like the one I have) and the body with the removable B pillar is referred to as a Coupe (with removable door posts)
Chris,
I believe that by 1917 there were folding and non folding (pillar removable, permanent top) top Couplets. by 1918 or 19 the Couplet no longer had removable posts. Mike W. is the forum expert on Couplets so I'll defer to him.
How is your Couplet coming along?
Rob
Two styles of 1917 coupelet:
1) Folding top - same as 1916
2) Non folding, rounded, padded top down to the belt line, removable window pillar.
The body in the Hershey picture is a 1918 coupelet - removable pillar, flat top with padding only on the top and sheet metal from the top down to the belt line.
I walked and walked all over Hershey but didn't see the '26 - '27 NOS Turtle Deck. Bummer!
Dan - Do you know how much they were asking for it?
Thanks, Keith
Rob, my Coupelet should be put back together this weekend sometime. Just got the rod done, our local guy has been away. I have balanced the pistons and now have to balance the rods.
the Fiat-essex had 836ish cubic inches... saw it with the hood up on the showfield and there is no way i could put my hand on the top and bottom at the same time O.O
Chris,
Glad your getting it back together, great looking car. Ever since Lincoln I suspected you were a bit "unbalanced", good your taking care of that too
Rob
Does anyone know the name or contact info. of the vendor with the new, metal speedster bodies seen in the photos above?
Thanks for posting these great photos-almost as good as being there!
I agree with Eric that the Coupelet body probably is an '18. I say probably because the changes made in these cars did not necessarily coincide exactly with ford's model year changes. The bodies were outsourced from Fisher, so their time frame wasn't necessarily the same as Ford's.
An example of the body changes not being the same as Ford's model year changes is the early '17 model year Coupelets Eric mentioned. The first few '17 Coupelets had bodies which were just like the 16's, but the Ford chassis those bodies were put onto had the crowned fenders and black radiator shell of the '17 models. I think those early 17's are the most rare version of the Coupelets.
By the way, they were referred to as Coupelets in Ford's advertising until the 1919 model year when they became Coupes.
Great pics thanks for sharing!
Can someone private message me if they know the name and contact details of the coupelet vendor?
Thanks
Alex
Phil
The speedster bodies are by Tom Butterworth in Madison Heights, Mich. Not far from you. I may have a contact number for him at my office...give me a call 248 650 8000
Does anyone know what year the fire truck is? My '19 does not have the flashing between the running board and the door way, is mine missing or didn't the older T's have one.
David.
Thanks Jon. I found his number.
Man ... I would have thought seriously about the pickup bed .....
Thanks for posting ... and making me drool all over my keyboard!
Hi guys
Does anyone know who had the 1918ish coupe body for sale?
Dennis,
The pickup bed is pretty nice. I got a good look at it when I got pressed into service as the loading team. The ironwork is really nice and the wood is in very good shape.
My friend bought it and kept telling us all to admire the patina as we loaded it.