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H. L. Chauvin · 04-28-2012, 04:03 PM

Years ago, first had a rumble seat, but when I bought it, (early 1930 Coupe), it came with neither a trunk or rumble seat.

Seriously, when I got it as the 3rd owner, it came with a truck license plate with a neat wood box that the first farmer-owner installed. When the second owner bought it, it came with a box & a truck license plate. Several people converted trunks & rumble seats into wood truck beds, partly because of additional storage & partly because these "Conservative" Depression Era Owners saw that state licenses for trucks were only $1.00 -- cars were $2.00.

I remember when the first owner still had a rumble seat, he came to church with the 2 oldest sons in the rumble seat, & other 2 younger sons in front with parents.

Totally dismantled at present & hope to restore it with a trunk primarly because of safety with faster traffic on present day hard surfaced highways, & far more population density with far more cars on highway at higher speeds; however, not at all against rumble seats where owners may have access to low density populated areas with an abudance of scenic, undeveloped back roads on whcih to travel.

04-28-2012, 04:03 PM	#12
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Years ago, first had a rumble seat, but when I bought it, (early 1930 Coupe), it came with neither a trunk or rumble seat. Seriously, when I got it as the 3rd owner, it came with a truck license plate with a neat wood box that the first farmer-owner installed. When the second owner bought it, it came with a box & a truck license plate. Several people converted trunks & rumble seats into wood truck beds, partly because of additional storage & partly because these "Conservative" Depression Era Owners saw that state licenses for trucks were only $1.00 -- cars were $2.00. I remember when the first owner still had a rumble seat, he came to church with the 2 oldest sons in the rumble seat, & other 2 younger sons in front with parents. Totally dismantled at present & hope to restore it with a trunk primarly because of safety with faster traffic on present day hard surfaced highways, & far more population density with far more cars on highway at higher speeds; however, not at all against rumble seats where owners may have access to low density populated areas with an abudance of scenic, undeveloped back roads on whcih to travel.