Re: 1928AR Sports Coupe info

Posted by Scott Houtz on March 20, 1998 at 15:28:40

In Reply to: 1928AR Sports Coupe info
posted by Michael Hicks on March 19, 1998 at 17:11:23

: My uncle has an oppurtunity to purchase a reasonably priced, mostly restored 1928AR Sports Coupe.Our problem is that we know very little about this body style and have had little luck even finding a picture on the web.

: Some questions are: What doe it cost to restore the fabric and wooden top of these cars and who are some of the suppliers of these items?Are there differences between early 1928 Sport Coupes and later 1928/29 ones? This is also a Canadian car, any further differences?What was the purpose of the Sports Coupe, did it originally cost more or less than a regular coupe?Today, Sports Coupes do not seem as common, are they rarer or just less collectible?

: Thanks for the help, I realize that these question may be terribly simple but judging by the activity in this question room I thought it would be the best place to get a straight answer.

: Thank you.

Michael,
First, I don't want to give you a wrong estimate on the cost of the top fabric & wood—that you will have to check w/suppliers. But the sport coupe tops' were a grey proxylin coated material, unfortunitly NO ONE that I know of reproduces this. Labaron Bonney sells a top that is nice, but unoriginal, it is a tan canvas. There is a good article in one of the "How to Restore the Model A" series, I think it is #4, on 28/29 an 30/31 sport coupes. Very good views of the car & roof. This article also states that the purpose of the Sport Coupe was to be more of a ladies run-about car (but this does not faze us manly men--gunt!) Apparently, Ford recognized an untapped market in lady drivers.

If I can anwser any other questions, just ask. I'll sure TRY to help.

Scott Houtz
31 Sport Coupe


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