Sport Coupe/Roadster

[novaki1944]

Has any body taken a sport coupe body and made a roadster out of it.

 

[Geo. H]

Of course, but not a good one.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

I agree with Geo. H. There would be too many very obvious things not correct, such as winshield, cowl, dash, doors, and many more.

 

[gz]

The hot rodders do this all the time and call them "coupsters". I don't get it, I always thought the sport coupe was one of the nicest looking Model A body styles made and there is no reason to make a roadster out of one!

 

[RJ]

Plenty of unrestored roadsters out there why would want to ruin a sport coupe?

 

[Frank Nemo]

I agree with those who say "Why spoil a good Sport Coupe to create what would be a terrible looking Roadster?" If you want a Roadster, buy one and sell the Sport Coupe to someone who will appreciate it for what it is, a sporty, good looking Model A coupe.

 

[Marco Tahtaras]

The two bodies are dramatically different so whatever you did it would still look like an oddball.

 

[novaki1944]

thank you everybody, Dale

 

[hardtimes]

thank you everybody, Dale

novaki,
I have a doctor friend who did just what you asked! He had a nearby rod building shop make a "coupster" (they called it) out of a '29 Sport Coupe. The doc was very enthused about the 'build'. I have a '29 Sport Coupe plain jane..like henry rolled her off the line yesterday! I asked the shop owner to look her over and tell me how much to 'modify' her...like the docs. To my surprise, the shop owner says...'nah, wouldn't do that to this car'...Go figure!!

 

[slobroy]

Hardtimes maybe your was too nice to cut up. Some people get it. some don't. Sounds like the shop owner had a background in restorations too.