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KMcoldcars
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First Name: Keith
Last Name: McGowan
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 coupelet
Location: Puyallup, Wa.
MTFCI Number: 24767

My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by KMcoldcars » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:18 am

Yesterday I picked up a 1916 Coupelet. I have owned Model T cars off and on since 1962 and a coupelet has always been an elusive dream. Yesterday I brought one home. It was restored from an original body found in the eastern Washington woods. The sheet metal was excellent but all the wood was in bad shape. What was found was the body, turtledeck, cowl, and the landau irons, with no running gear. The man restored the car over the next 20 years. Last week his son contacted me and asked if I was interested in buying it. The rest is history. It is now safely in my garage, nose to nose with my 1991 supercharged Corvette.
Russ Furstnow was very helpful in giving me a lot of information about coupelets. Thank you, Russ.
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In my garage.
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Ready to go on the trailer.
I own a 1936 Packard convertible sedan, 1962 Thunderbird, 1991 Corvette, supercharged, a 2000 Corvette convertible and a 1916 coupelet.

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CudaMan
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First Name: Mark
Last Name: Strange
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1924 Cut Off Touring (now a pickup)
Location: Hillsboro, MO
MTFCA Number: 30944
MTFCI Number: 23667
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by CudaMan » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:22 am

The latest Model T Times has an in-depth article on Russ' recent 1916 Couplet restoration. :)
Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)


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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by Norman Kling » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:40 am

That's a beautiful car. Great that another one could be saved.
Norm


ryanf1023
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by ryanf1023 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:35 am

The blue body looks fantastic on the coupelet. That, and the brass trim and white tires bring so much life to the car.


TXGOAT2
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Location: Graham, Texas
MTFCA Number: 51486
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by TXGOAT2 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:50 am

Rare and beautiful... congratulations!


ModelT46
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by ModelT46 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:10 pm

They delivered that T to the wrong garage. I am in Minnesota.

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Hudson29
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First Name: Paul
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1914 Touring, 1923 Runabout
Location: Klamath Falls, OR
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by Hudson29 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:38 pm

That is certainly a stunning car. The blue suites it well.

Paul
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TWrenn
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by TWrenn » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:04 pm

One sweet car!


Kerry
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 touring, 1916 pick-up, 1924 coupe, 1926 touring, 1927 touring
Location: Rosedale Vic Australia

Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by Kerry » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:26 pm

A dream car indeed and who wouldn't love to own one, but just a curiosity thing, they are not the rarest 1916 T. The Sedan was build in just about 1/2 the number of Couplets, even less than Town cars for 1916. Do or have the Sedans brought a high price as the Couplete or Town car?


Burger in Spokane
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by Burger in Spokane » Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:31 am

Just curious, where in the eastern Washington woods was it found ?
I remember fondly, finding stuff like that just "out in the woods".
Great pic ! Thanks for sharing.
More people are doing it today than ever before !

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Rob
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Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by Rob » Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:21 pm

Very nice, and rare. Congratulations


Aussie16
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First Name: Warwick
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 LHD USA Touring 1916 RHD Canadian Touring 1916 Pickup
Location: Trarlagon Victoria Australia

Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by Aussie16 » Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:10 pm

just like you, I share the dream of one day owning a Coupelet. Good to see that dreams can come true and they are still out there. I hope you enjoy plenty of touring in it.


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KMcoldcars
Posts: 86
Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:07 pm
First Name: Keith
Last Name: McGowan
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 coupelet
Location: Puyallup, Wa.
MTFCI Number: 24767

Re: My dream Model T is safely home.

Post by KMcoldcars » Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:13 pm

To answer a couple of questions. The coupelet body was found in eastern Washington, probably around Spokane, as that is where the people who found it lived. I bought it from the son of the man who found it and restored it. In the as found picture the son is the young boy sitting in the body. It had been in the family since 1974.
As I am 78 years old I will probably sell the car in a few years as I become too old and feeble to crank start it and drive it. Until then I plan on making it a little better in appearance and driving it and enjoying it.
When I get it out of my garage next week and clean it up I will take better pictures of the car and tell the tale of how I was lucky enough to acquire a coupelet. It was a most unexpected opportunity.
I own a 1936 Packard convertible sedan, 1962 Thunderbird, 1991 Corvette, supercharged, a 2000 Corvette convertible and a 1916 coupelet.

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