Thread: For those who HATE "coupsters".

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Well put Brian. But if you are trying to speak directly to the SoCal guy who "hates coupsters", is he a member here as well as on the HAMB?? If not, then he won't hear you nor will your disgust of his attitude reach him.

But if you are only voicing your dismay because of his narrow minded attitude, then by all means, carry on. But I don't think you'll find that same attitude here. We love nearly all cars, with the exception of some really ugly ones.

Originally Posted by mopar34

We love nearly all cars, with the exception of some really ugly ones.

HEYYYYYY!!!!!!

Those are the best ones to have ..joe

Hey, I think the coupsters are clever! I really appreciate innovative projects. The neatest one I have seen locally is/was a steel '27 Ford coupe made into a roadster with an excellent smooth windshield frame. Not only is the coupster well done but it was mounted on a REVERSED Bronco frame and was running a Mopar 340! Brian you know how low those '27s can be and in the summer local stand-around meets it is really a neat rod. I wish I could have found a metal coupe to cut up but I did not find one so settled for 'glass. I also recall a guy in my neighborhood in suburban Phila. who cut the top off a '30 Model A coupe. He was a guy in his '60s then and it was really neat painted robin egg blue with red wheels. Even so it is hard to beat a real steel restorod built from an actual roadster. Then again there was a soft top sport coupe that only had a canvas stay-up top, that would be an easy conversion IF you can find one!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

I read that thread over on the other board. I'm starting to wonder if some of the most vocal traditional police even know what they are talking about. I've seen photos of MANY coupsters from now what is considered to be the period of time from which todays traditional hot rods emulate. Plus I have my dad as a reference and he remembers them too. What some of todays traditional purists seem to forget is that every hot rod on the road back then was NOT a cover car from the magazines.

That thread is a prime example of why I don't ask others opinions about what I should do to MY OWN car.

Absolutely coupesters were very much in prominence back then...........I owned one, a '33 coupe cut down into a roadster. I was all of 14 at the time and never got it running, but it was a fairly done hot rod when I bought it.........for $75.00. And if any of the traditional police pick up any of the little books from the early years there were tons and tons of them.

It always amazes me that people who weren't even born or thought of back then can lay claim to what is or isn't "traditional." Tradition was that we were hungry for the next new idea and constantly modifying and changing our rides. And those "traditional" flatheads? We had NO problem jerking them out when the newer and faster OHV engines came out, and yes, even the small block Chevy was one of the engines we all wanted.

Don