Projects Is there such a thing as a nice coupester?

Titus, thanks for the link. That car looks great.

 

I'll throw mine in the pile too , I was happy with the way it turned out.. Really liked the car

 

Not a '28 '29 but this is my '30.

 

Most definitely one of my ultimate favorite hot rods ever!!

 

Ok, it's not a Model A, or even a 32....but....coupster....

 

So am I correct when thinking that the "cockpit" is the same opening but the doors are just shorter?

 

Thirty-two, do you have any construction pics?

 

Not a A, but Here's mine 3/window coupe with top removed ..

 

I am pretty sure that most car makes, have a bigger cockpit on a coupe...wider and longer

Doors are way too short on most roadsters like Model A.... Tough to get in/out.

I can't see trying to make a coupe shell look exactly like a roadster with all the differences. It just takes too long, and it is not fooling anybody in most cases.

The 50s built coupsters were an easy, fun way to have an open car. Nobody gave a toot if it was not a real roadster.

The reason I said "it takes too long"(to make a real roadster from a coupe), is that I am just finishing my 32 which was a 5w coupe that was missing a roof. I wanted a "cabriolet style" with roll-up side windows. Even though I am almost done, it simply was not worth the huge amount of never ending labor to build.(YEARS)

 

F&J I feel your pain on that "years" thing....car looks amazing!!

 

On mine I left the doors long but shortened cockpit by making a roadster size tulip pannel some of the body was missing most of the car was an experiment to see if I could build something decent looking out of garbage, junk and castoffs I lost most pics but I do have one in primer

 

I agree they can look just fine, when made like a Cabriolet. Easier, and not really trying to fool anyone.

 

I have a question. If you cut the roof off a closed cab pu, and add roadster windshield posts, would that be a poupester??

 

This one looks good to me


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Not finished yest but you get the idea, this started as a sportcoupe.
I like the look of the longer doors, real roadster windscreen and thinned doors do the trick in my opinion.

 

YES,but like most things it's about refinemint. Not about hack an chopped up.

 

1930 cowl, tilted and narrowed posts, 1930 -'31 coupe doors, 1929, '30 and '31 cabriolet quarters [Ford made 3 totally different bodies but all used the same quarters and the '28 sport coupe tulip panel ... Henry Ford ?]
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1928-'29 coupe cowl, tilted posts, a '28 tudor and a '29 sport coupe door, 1929 sport coupe quarters
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1930 cowl, tilted and narrowed posts, 1930 tudor / truck doors, 1929 sport coupe quarters with 1929 La salle upper beltline / cockpit combing.

 

Here's one we did for a Hamb'r, we lowed it to about 11"?

 

Not a nice coupster at all


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I got to say, this one is about the best version I've seen.
Full fendered versions done right seem to add to the sleek look.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/model-a-coupster-on-32-rails-updated.335443/

 

One of the best coupesters ever! Didn't you sell that one?

 

This ones been on here before but I'll post again. Coupster I built for a client a few years ago. It looked a lot better in person than in the pics.

 

This is the car that comes to my mind, got to reread the build, think it used a Fordor cowl. Bob

 

IMO.... its a '32 car grill, home made hood, '28-'29 roadster cowl, truncated tudor / coupe doors, sport coupe quarters, '33-'34 frame rails ? '30-'31 headlights... been wrong before.

 

It's the 30-31 firewall that is unique, not the rest of the car isn't. Bob

 

My eye keeps being drawn to that semi-channeled body. Interesting.

 

Mine that is still in progress.


I think it is harder to make a 28 and 29 coupster because of the cowl. It' tough to beat a 28 9 roadster cowl. The closed car cowl just doesn't look right...

 

"Racer Rake" that broken back look that some of the old West Coast Super Modifieds had....I always loved that, and thought it was a really important element to those cars.. I put a lot of thought into that hot rod model.

 

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