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TonyM

10-03-2016 @ 5:16 PM

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I received my V-8 Times today and immediately began to read it. I read in the 2016 Central National Meet Judging Results that a 1937 "Salesman" Coupe won the 1937-1938 Closed Class. What is a "Salesman" Coupe? What differentiates it from the ordinary Standard Coupe and the De Luxe Coupe? Cannot find anything about this type of coupe in the club literature.

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10-03-2016 @ 5:37 PM

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I would guess that it could be just a different name for a" business coupe " .

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10-03-2016 @ 5:45 PM

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There was no "Business" Coupe offered by Ford in 1937.

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TonyM

10-03-2016 @ 5:57 PM

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This is what I have found in the club's 1937 Ford Book:

770A Coupe

770B De Luxe Coupe

770C Coupe with Pick-up Body

720 Club Coupe

No mention of "Business Coupe" or "Salesman Coupe".

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10-04-2016 @ 3:22 AM

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Tony
I have looked through what books I have, the best on this subject being "The V-8 Album". Ford offered a standard coupe 770A and a deluxe coupe 770B in 1937. The major difference being that the standard had no back seat while a deluxe had a back seat probably only suitable for very small persons.
There is no mention of a salesman's coupe in any year although the name business coupe does appear in the 40s.

My guess would be that standard coupes would fit a traveling salesman's needs very well and this is probably what this vehicle is.

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10-04-2016 @ 6:21 AM

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42 Wagon, that is incorrect; the De Luxe Coupe did not have a back seat, only the Club Coupe (which was available only in De Luxe trim) had the back seat.

The Standard Coupe and the De Luxe Coupe were the same car/body and neither had a back seat. The difference between the Standard and the De Luxe is a difference of trim. The Standard had one tail light, one wiper, no running board trim, no bright trim on the windshield or grille, etc. whereas the De Luxe had these things.

I find the club's 1937 Ford Book to be the go to reference in this case. I was just trying to find out what a "Salesman" Coupe is. Apparently there is no such thing.

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TomO

10-05-2016 @ 8:58 AM

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Could it be a 78-830 Coupe with a pickup box?

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10-06-2016 @ 3:56 PM

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During proofing, past president Steve Lemmons pointed this out on the caption I had for the photo of the 1937 on page 39. I deleted Salesman" from the caption. However I missed the description in the Judging results.

For the November/December issue, I have two 1941 "Business" Coupes as labeled by their owners. One appears on the front cover identified as a "1941 Ford Five-Window Coupe".

In the articles on these Coupes I have the following statement:

For the record, Ford never referred to the Five-Window Coupe as a “Business” Coupe or even an “Opera” Coupe for that matter.
The term “Business” came from the owners based on the fact there was no rear seat. On the “Business” Coupe a large package tray extended from the rear window to the top of the front seat. The front seat back was hinged at the top and swung up to reveal a large storage space. The “Opera” Coupe also had NO back seat but had two folding “jump” seats behind the driver and passenger front seat.

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10-06-2016 @ 7:11 PM

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Well , it appears that my guess was wrong . Thanks for the correct info ! -F F

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