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Looking for other owners of a Koupet Top, Thanks.

Rex, I’m fascinated by your pickup with that top ! I wish you’d post more pictures of it in detail. I hope you get some responses from other owners. What a fun accessory conversion !

Here we go!

Rear of car.

Tag for the top

That's pretty neat!

Front of the old girl

Thank you much, Rex ! It’s a treat to see. Do you have plans to get it running, I hope ?

That car is much too nice to restore. Just get it safe and roadworthy and allow it to tell its history. I love it!

Allan from down under.

Cleaned up the pistons and lapped the valves, so I'll have it running soon I hope. I won't restore the car, it looks great the way it is I think. I wire brushed it and put a coat of rust ended on it. Just going to be a neighborhood driver.

Not many of those around!
I love it. Keep it real.

In case you don't have one here is a ad from 1920 for the Koupet Top

Just because I like to compare values, according to the inflation calculator, that top for a roadster would cost $1062.44 today !

I paid less than that for the whole package!

What a great piece.
I would put that on the road with its beautiful patina in a hot minute.

I think it will be good for a driver if you only use it in dry weather and keep it garaged when not driving.
Norm

When they pulled it from the barn

Tom R posted this picture in another thread. It belongs here. Always learning something on this forum.

Rex, when I saw you and the pictures of that vehicle and top, I was very envious! Get it running and driving so I can drual when I see you on tour! Good find buddy!
Tom

This picture was posted at the fb pagehttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1022210009 ... 3824075548
covering the recent old car festival.
It was described as being a "Californian" top. I think the term Californian is now a more generic name for a type of type that turns a touring into more like a sedan with a soiid top, possibly with many different manufacturers of the same concept.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116296126582?_ ... BZA&edge=1

Anyone else make little framed displays for cars? This would be neat to go along with it.

I just bought one poster size that I plan on displaying.

The poster has arrived!

Your picture of the car being pulled from the barn says it all! Now that is a genuine barn find! Not a T that was restored 20-30 years ago but one that genuinely has never been touched when it was put in the barn. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ORIGINAL BARN FIND T !
And it’s remarkable that the top and windshield are still in great condition.