Thread: Business? Opera? Coupe

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I think Robot has it nailed. Supposedly this is came from Bob Drake some time back:

There is virtually no difference between the business coupe and the Opera coupe. Ford made two different styles of its Standard and Deluxe coupe versions in 1940. They were both 5 window coupes the difference was on the inside in the middle and trunk floor areas. What Ford called the 5-Window Coupe (Models 77A & 77b) came with a package tray just below the rear window, suspended over an open luggage area behind the seat. Over the years, this model gained the nickname "Business Coupe".
Ford called the second style of coupe its Business Coupe (Models 67A & 67B). This is the model that had fold-down opera seats and was eventually referred to as the "Opera Coupe." This has been a point of confusion for years because technically an Opera Coupe is a Business Coupe.