Postitive ID, Sport Coupe or Business Coupe??

Posted by Gary MacRunnel on August 29, 1998 at 23:39:38

I have what I bought as a '29 Sport Coupe.Has the landau irons, Jul '29 engine (haven't been able to get to the frame # yet) has a teacup style tail light on the fender, but holes in the rear apron for the drum style light.The more information I find, the more I wonder for sure what it is.
It has a black top which it appears was either rare or non exsistant on a sport coupe (the car is green with black fenders, but has no pin striping).The sun visor has not cloth covering (granted it could have had 69 years ago), has a trunk (as far as I can find, Sport Coupes had a rumble seat), but has what apears to be original cloth seat and door panels.
I guess my question is, is there any way to positively identify this car as one or the other?I read in a book I got today that landua irons were options on the business coupe.I know (or at least think I know) that the '29 business coupe had the porthole windows, but did the early '29's come without that window? Could Sport Coupes be ordered without the rumble seat? (this car was bought new and owned all its life by a batcheler, so he likely needed the trunk more than the rumble seat).
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.I know the "standards" would likeley tell me, but haven;t gotten them quite yet.
Thanks.
Gary

Follow Ups:
Re: Postitive ID, Sport Coupe or Business Coupe?? Marco September 03, 1998 at 22:42:41(0)
Correction!!! Sport/Bus. coupe, very minor diff.!! David Dewey August 30, 1998 at 01:46:28(0)
Sport Coupe or Business Coupe?? Rick Black August 30, 1998 at 00:54:16(3)
Re: Sport Coupe or Business Coupe?? Gary MacRunnel August 30, 1998 at 01:18:29(2)
Re: Sport Coupe or Business Coupe?? - Pictures Gary MacRunnel August 30, 1998 at 01:21:53(1)
Re: Sport Coupe or Business Coupe?? - Pictures Gary Adkins September 03, 1998 at 19:49:36(0)

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