1937 Ford Coupe with added Pick-up Bed - Was Ford first with this idea?

[mercman from oz]

Studebaker Lark Station Wagon with the Sliding Roof - ford38v8

[mercman from oz]

1963 Studebaker Traveler from the Original Sales Brochure.

[mercman from oz]

Here is another picture of a restored 1936 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup.
Where are the Fords???

[mercman from oz]

Coupe or Pickup? It appears that this "conversion" was trialed by a number of Manufacturers. This Coupe is not a Ford Product, probable a Chrysler Product?

[sugarmaker]

My uncle had a Studebaker Lark, green with the sliding roof! Very nice car. Traveled with him and my aunt to the Falls for vacation. Dang I am old!
Regards,
Chris

[mercman from oz]

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It seems that Ford and Chevrolet were not the only ones interested in producing a Coupe Pickup - Check out this Ad for the 1937 Terraplane Utility Coupe Pickup

[blucar]

Terraplane cars of '37-38 were also available with fender mounted spares which Ford and GM did not offer. I have a spare tire cover for a '37 Terraplane hanging on the wall in my garage.
I found the cover on an abandoned Terraplane that was sitting on an abandoned farm in Montana.

[CHuDWah]

Both Ford and Chevy produced regular pickups - wonder why they even bothered with coupe pickups?

I can't recall the make (one of the extinct ones) but I've read about a coupe pickup with a box that slid in/out of the trunk like a drawer. The car had a deck lid that could be removed or just propped open when the box was in use.


Edit: Just noticed mercman's Terraplane post - that may be the one I was thinking about.

[mercman from oz]

Unlike the Terraplane, the Pickup Box on this 1936 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup is part of the body, and does not retract.

[Mart]

A friend of mine had a 42 Ford coupe with this setup. He sourced a trunk lid and reinstated the gutters to put it back to a regular coupe.

Mart.

[mercman from oz]

Can someone please post a picture of a similar set-up in a Ford?

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by AKCJ

I’d be happy if I could just find a 37 coupe for sale that still has a flathead.

I just sold this unrestored '37 w/21-stud flatty about three months ago. It's a runner & a driver, and went to Ohio. Owned it just over 20 years! DD

[Clem Clement]

Didn't sears sell them. I've seen them on a model A coupe and my Uncle had his 35 Ford coupe altered by his mechanical bro with a box in the back.

[mercman from oz]

V8COOPMAN, that is one sweet 1937 Ford V8 Business Coupe

[mercman from oz]

Yet another Chev, this time a 1937 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup

[mercman from oz]

Still more Chevrolets, this time a 1938 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup.
Where are the Fords???

[AKCJ]

Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

I just sold this unrestored '37 w/21-stud flatty about three months ago. It's a runner & a driver, and went to Ohio. Owned it just over 20 years! DD

Dang! Looks great.
I bid on the one at the auction in Scottsdale but it went just past my stopping limit.

[mercman from oz]

This time around, we have a 1939 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup.
Where are all the Fords?

[blucar]

Interesting; The 39 Chevy appears to have a access panel/compartment under the bed.
I would assume that the compartment houses the spare tire.
I wonder why the truck/car has the correct '39 tail light on the body and a '37-38 tail light on the bed?

[34fivewindow]

Originally Posted by paul2748

Was this an actual Ford model? First I have seen this outside of some aftermarket mods.

yes it was an actual model #770-C, ford called it five window coupe with pickup body. it was only available in a standard model coupe.