Colonel Harland Sanders and His Model A Coupe

[Model A Canuck]

Colonel Harland Sanders and his model A coupe in 1955

[Marshall V. Daut]

I wonder if that would be his "Chicken COUPE"???
Marshall

[nkaminar]

KFC: Kentucky Fired Colonel

[SHEC]

This speaks volumes about Mr. Sanders. Keep to your roots and remember where you came from. Here he is with his 30/31 Standard Coupe and apparently still keeping it up into the 1950’s. I like the thought behind all of this. Don’t go above your raisin’.

[mercman from oz]

Colonel Harland Sanders and his 1930 Ford Model A Coupe

[Oldbluoval]

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Sanders likely didn’t have great wealth in 1955
Sold KFC in 1964 for $2m…..$20m todays dollars

[Keith True]

I read the story of Colonel Sanders while in high school.The man found no success in life until he started the chicken thing.He rode around the countryside with his pots in the trunk,demonstrating his recipe.I forget who took a chance and back him,but it was the first thing the Colonel did that paid off.That picture is hanging on the wall in the entryway of the Hookset N.H. KFC.I kind of wondered if they all have that.

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Keith True

I read the story of Colonel Sanders while in high school.The man found no success in life until he started the chicken thing.He rode around the countryside with his pots in the trunk,demonstrating his recipe.I forget who took a chance and back him,but it was the first thing the Colonel did that paid off.That picture is hanging on the wall in the entryway of the Hookset N.H. KFC.I kind of wondered if they all have that.

I’ll look. I haven’t been in a KFC since my kids were little and they were giving away Beanie Babies.

[katy]

Did he actually fit in that coupe?

[Marshall V. Daut]

In a documentary I saw about Harlan Sanders' life, while he was running his filling station before he became rich and famous, he actually took a pot shot at a bothersome neighbor. He didn't kill the man, but he got into a lot of trouble. This was before the white suits and kindly grandfather image that was carefully crafted by the KFC Public Relations Department. He was a fairly cantankerous man in real life, if this documentary is to be trusted. 'Sure made a wise business decision turning from pumping gas to deep frying chicken, though! And he made a wise decision to own a Model A!!!
Marshall

[Keith True]

Katy,You got me to thinking.He does look big in that picture.That picture might have been taken after he became a success.I always thought of him as a bony old guy.I don't know why though.

[rotorwrench]

Some of the folks that purchased franchises from him were not following the rules that were set up in the license agreements. Harland would travel to the stores and check up on them. When he found fault, he would be cantankerous. He would shut a sore down if he found fault that wasn't immediately corrected. It was his way or the highway but it made things so that they could be consistent throughout the system. He wanted the food to taste the same at every location. That likely wasn't as easy as it seemed back in the day.

The thing that really sped up his process was the use of pressure cookers. I guess his early development was such that he had the pressure pots all over the place. Eventually, they developed special cooking equipment for larger volume. That was as close as he could get to fried chicken fast food.

[tomscott]

Our KFC in Weston,WV has the picture
of the Coupe hanging on the wall.

[Brad in Germany]

Originally Posted by Keith True

Katy,You got me to thinking.He does look big in that picture.That picture might have been taken after he became a success.I always thought of him as a bony old guy.I don't know why though.

Yeah, he fit quite comfortably in his coupe:


Brad in Maryland




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[400A]

My first job was at KFC way back in 1974. I made $1.60 per hour. I actually met the Colonel at a company event a year or so later. I don't remember much about him as we only shook hands and talked for a minute or so. I wish I had known he was a Model "A" man back then. I bought my first "A" in 1973 ... we would have had something interesting to talk about.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Brad in Germany

Yeah, he fit quite comfortably in his coupe:


Brad in Maryland




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Looks like the roof lining is a bit tatty.

[Jeff/Illinois]

I read once he was afflicted with Tourette Syndrome, where you just start screaming obscenities out of the blue
Probably developed that while trying to take that stainless steel cowl band off of his coupe without destroying it, or trying to get a Rick Pack to fit on his car.....

[Marshall V. Daut]

Rick Packs and Col. Sanders - Both FOWL!
M.

[Model A Canuck]

I wonder if he still had his A when he moved to Canada in the early 60's?

[gdmn852]

Hello, Erie Pennsylvania has the picture of the Colonel and Coupe on Rt 5 . And I also remember the Rick packs !