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Taxi Cab??
Hi all. It's been a while since I've been on here, but thought I'd share this. I was watching a YouTube video by a hot rod channel I follow and they showed a clip of this car at Hershey last year. Note appears to be fordor, but it has the coupe pillar that no actual fordor had. Rare taxi?
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Correct.
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Another identifying trait of the taxi is 3 hinges on the rear doors instead of 2.
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Another shot of a taxi, showing some above details...
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It is (was) a neat original 29 Taxi. Stuart has since sold the car.
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The taxi cab had the coupe pillar that was not part of the usual Fordor models in 1928-29.
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Here's the "normal" 1928-29 Fordor/Town Sedan/Town Car/Cabriolet cowl, which was simplified in the 1930-31 Model A's. The taxi cab's cowl with the coupe pillar really stands out from this design, doesn't it?
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I have the same question as Jim/GA: What is a “coupe pillar”? I’ve studied the photos but I don’t know what I’m looking for.
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See Marshall's replies and picture above.
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To be absolutely correct in the spelling, the word "coupe" should have an accent mark over the "e" reflecting its French origins: coupé. It's supposed to be pronounced "koo-PAY". So, that curved, raised portion on the cowl of most 1928-29 Model A's (non-wooden bodied) is called a "coupé pillar" for some reason only the FoMoCo people from that era can explain. Actually, it can be seen on closed Model T bodies from the 1920's, too.
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01-18-2024, 02:49 AM | #14 |
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Another picture:
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Marshall shows it very clearly- the curve vs the straight drop.
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Since this might not have been clear enough in Marshall's post, -a Coupe Pillar is Ford's nomenclature for what many erroneously call the 'A' Pillar or Windshield Posts -or the Cowl Posts. I have attached a PDF where Ford's engineers listed it as a Coupe (-w/o the apostrophe ) Pillar and a Coupe Pillar Cover. The Coupe Pillar should not be confused with the Hinge Pillar which is actually below the Coupe Pillars. . |
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Look at the transition between the cowl and the door hinge part of the two bodies.
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