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Aok · 04-28-2012, 07:03 AM

After reading the thread about this the other day I am wondering how many have a trunk. When I was looking for my car all the coupes I looked at had a rumble seat I was looking for a trunk.

V4F · 04-28-2012, 07:51 AM

******* trunk ********

Great Lakes Greg · 04-28-2012, 08:33 AM

Our rumble seat is worthless. The cushions spend more time in the garage for luggage space than in the car. Retreiving suit cases over the side is a pain. Leprechons fit comfortably, but nobody else. People try to climb in using the tail light bracket. It would be a trunk by now, but the wife thinks its cute, so I lose. *Sigh*

Rusty Homestead Fl · 04-28-2012, 09:00 AM

Happy to have a TRUNK. 31 standard

Ron Lowe · 04-28-2012, 09:27 AM

I've got a rumble seat. It's a real pain when I go grocery shopping. Ron

Jim Brierley · 04-28-2012, 10:49 AM

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A friend of mine in Belgium is converting his from rumble to trunk, for the reasons stated above.

kp · 04-28-2012, 12:35 PM

Rumble Seat here ,great for Parades and you can remove it fairly easy if you want to,I guess it depends on how you gonna use the car .

Randy in ca · 04-28-2012, 12:59 PM

Are Roadster owners allowed to vote too??

Aok · 04-28-2012, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy in ca

Are Roadster owners allowed to vote too??

Sure thats just a topless coupe

bputhuff · 04-28-2012, 03:25 PM

It started out with a rumble seat, I converted to a trunk. Glad I did.

Gary Gregory · 04-28-2012, 03:51 PM

Trunk on my 30 Coupe

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.

Mike V. Florida · 04-28-2012, 04:39 PM

I have seen alot of Coupes but never with a trunk so I'm supprised by the poll results.

2manycars · 04-28-2012, 04:45 PM

I saw two in a barn today, all covered in dust, and one had a trunk, one had a rumble seat.

Clem Clement · 04-28-2012, 04:47 PM

My Cabbie has a rumble seat.Love it. My stuffed eagle rides in the rumble looking for Talaban to eat..

Louis · 04-28-2012, 04:59 PM

Coupe's with rumble seats go faster

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raprice · 04-28-2012, 04:59 PM

I have a '30 Deluxe Coupe. It has a rumble seat and that's what I was looking for when I bought the car a dozen years ago. However, there are many times when I would have preferred a trunk. Much more practical.
Rog

Ray64 · 04-28-2012, 05:39 PM

Rumble

Napa Skip · 04-28-2012, 05:53 PM

1930 Deluxe Coupe = rumble seat

Jon-Ohio · 04-28-2012, 06:16 PM

Regretably I followed the "rumble seat fad " 40 years ago and converted my coupe from original trunk to rumble and installed a roll down rear window. If I could do it over, I would keep the original trunk but still put in a roll down rear window. Forget about the rumble unless it's an original Ford rumble.

View Poll Results: Rumble seat or trunk in your coupe
Rumble seat	111	66.47%
Trunk	56	33.53%
Voters: 167. You may not vote on this poll

04-28-2012, 07:03 AM	#1
Aok Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tx Posts: 502	Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat After reading the thread about this the other day I am wondering how many have a trunk. When I was looking for my car all the coupes I looked at had a rumble seat I was looking for a trunk.

04-28-2012, 07:51 AM	#2
V4F Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ca. Posts: 2,522	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat ***** trunk **** __________________ V4f**

04-28-2012, 08:33 AM	#3
Great Lakes Greg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,369	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Our rumble seat is worthless. The cushions spend more time in the garage for luggage space than in the car. Retreiving suit cases over the side is a pain. Leprechons fit comfortably, but nobody else. People try to climb in using the tail light bracket. It would be a trunk by now, but the wife thinks its cute, so I lose. Sigh

04-28-2012, 09:00 AM	#4
Rusty Homestead Fl Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Homestead, Fl Posts: 351	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Happy to have a TRUNK. 31 standard

04-28-2012, 09:27 AM	#5
Ron Lowe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 184	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat I've got a rumble seat. It's a real pain when I go grocery shopping. Ron

04-28-2012, 10:49 AM	#6
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,088	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) A friend of mine in Belgium is converting his from rumble to trunk, for the reasons stated above.

04-28-2012, 12:35 PM	#7
kp Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wimberley ,Tx. Posts: 232	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Rumble Seat here ,great for Parades and you can remove it fairly easy if you want to,I guess it depends on how you gonna use the car .

04-28-2012, 12:59 PM	#8
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,645	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Are Roadster owners allowed to vote too??

04-28-2012, 03:25 PM	#10
bputhuff Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 24	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat It started out with a rumble seat, I converted to a trunk. Glad I did.

04-28-2012, 03:51 PM	#11
Gary Gregory Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryville,Tn Posts: 302	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Trunk on my 30 Coupe

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.

04-28-2012, 04:39 PM	#13
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat I have seen alot of Coupes but never with a trunk so I'm supprised by the poll results. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

04-28-2012, 04:45 PM	#14
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat I saw two in a barn today, all covered in dust, and one had a trunk, one had a rumble seat.

04-28-2012, 04:47 PM	#15
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat My Cabbie has a rumble seat.Love it. My stuffed eagle rides in the rumble looking for Talaban to eat..

04-28-2012, 04:59 PM	#16
Louis Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Marietta GA. Posts: 647	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Coupe's with rumble seats go faster .

04-28-2012, 04:59 PM	#17
raprice Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elwood, NY Posts: 299	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat I have a '30 Deluxe Coupe. It has a rumble seat and that's what I was looking for when I bought the car a dozen years ago. However, there are many times when I would have preferred a trunk. Much more practical. Rog

04-28-2012, 05:39 PM	#18
Ray64 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Grafton,OHIO Posts: 727	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Rumble

04-28-2012, 05:53 PM	#19
Napa Skip Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Napa CA Posts: 412	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat 1930 Deluxe Coupe = rumble seat __________________ Skip Keyser Napa Valley A's Olympic Vintage Auto Club (1980-1982) MARC of San Diego (1977-1978) MAFCA (since 1978) MARC (since 1977) ---------- Model A owners belong in their Model A’s; Model A’s belong on the road.

04-28-2012, 06:16 PM	#20
Jon-Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 191	Re: Does your Coupe have a Trunk or Rumble seat Regretably I followed the "rumble seat fad " 40 years ago and converted my coupe from original trunk to rumble and installed a roll down rear window. If I could do it over, I would keep the original trunk but still put in a roll down rear window. Forget about the rumble unless it's an original Ford rumble.