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riverrat

09-14-2020 @ 4:55 PM

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ok. ignorance is bliss. I have no back seat and a huge trunk that goes through to the passenger compartment. I always thought that was how one defined a business coupe. If not that what is it and how do I tell the difference?

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After looking at your pictures (I am new to old Fords, been a sports car guy til now) My car has a chrome grill and a 85hp engine, but is it normal for the coupe to have no back seat. This car does not appear to have been altered.

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09-14-2020 @ 5:09 PM

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My third and hopefully final reply. My front seat has a fixed frame that would make it impossible to fold it forward to let someone into where a back seat would be.

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09-15-2020 @ 5:30 AM

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Are you sure it won't lift from the BOTTOM where the bottom cushion meets the back cushion??
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09-15-2020 @ 7:45 AM

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You have a Deluxe Coupe, 5 window. Here is a link to the sales brochure:
http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Ford/1937_Ford/1937%20Ford%20Full%20Line%20Brochure/image5.html

Many people call your body style a Business Coupe and Ford called it that in some years and in other years just called it a Coupe. Ford was very inconsistent in the nomenclature with calling the car a Coupe in sales literature and then calling it a business coupe in parts catalogs in several yeats.

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09-16-2020 @ 10:15 PM

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Quote: "After looking at your pictures (I am new to old Fords, been a sports car guy til now) My car has a chrome grill and a 85hp engine, but is it normal for the coupe to have no back seat. This car does not appear to have been altered."

Chrome grill, two windshield wipers, two tail lights, bright windshield trim, stainless steel running board trim, Banjo steering wheel, nicer seats, all add up to De Luxe. Door panels and interior trim are different from Standard to De Luxe. Only one windshield wiper, painted grill, body color windshield frame, and one tail light, bare bones car equip what many call a "Standard".

The Club's 1937 Ford Book will help you with the correct ID of your car.

Only the "Club Coupe" had a back seat. The Ford Coupe and the De Luxe Coupe had no rear seat. I can't see the photo that TomO is referring to.

Again, good luck with the car.

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jeremiahquellette

11-06-2022 @ 4:02 AM

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A wooden stick is an option. However, you can weld a folding tube there.

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11-06-2022 @ 4:08 AM

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In fact, it's strange for such a retro car. After all, they often overheat, and previously the hood was lifted every time they wanted to cool the car. There was no good cooling system in such models yet.

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Recently I was thinking about what I want to buy more: a Ford retro car or a Ford sports car. The price of the two options is different, and my possibilities are not unlimited. For the sake of a sports car, I'll need to take out a loan. I really want to buy a Ford Mustang 2022. I've already read about this model here. I have considered many sports cars, but Fords will always be my favorite. Many of you'll understand me. Comfort is important to me at the moment. But, in the next two years, I'll buy a Ford Granada to make short trips on it.

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11-06-2022 @ 3:16 PM

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on our 38 deluxe business coupe the seat hinges up ...pull out on the bottom of the back rest; also has a thing to hold it up

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