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Old 01-19-2022, 08:53 AM   #1
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Default pickup-like box in trunk of a 30's coupe

I know I've seen a photo of this on the Barn but can't find it with the search function. Was this a conversion kit, or factory option? Is there a specific name for this setup?


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Default Re: pickup-like box in trunk of a 30's coupe

A lot of coupes and other cars were "converted" to pick ups during WWII when trucks weren't available. The ones I've seen photos of were home made. There may have been kits available. If so I'm sure someone will provide info on them. On a similar note here is a photo of a Pierce Arrow converted into a tow truck. Back in the day necessity was the mother of invention.
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Old 01-19-2022, 10:15 AM   #3
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Google 1937 Ford Coupe with pickup box

Yes, it was a limited time option and there was a write up about it in the Early Ford V-8 Club's magazine the V-8 TIMES several years ago,
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Looks like they put ‘em in T’s too……. Mark
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Old 01-19-2022, 10:53 AM   #5
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Look on the HAMB under Kurt's Puddle Jumper - 31 Model A extended cab

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This was done to all makes and models of vehicles and wasn't an unheard practice prior to WW2. The Grapes of Wrath (1939) describes such a conversion.
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With gas rationing during the War I think you were able to get more for a truck.
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Old 01-19-2022, 02:38 PM   #8
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In Australia they were called Utes.
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Old 01-19-2022, 02:58 PM   #9
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Default Re: pickup-like box in trunk of a 30's coupe

Thanks for all the responses, the '37 coupe with the pickup box in the trunk was specifically what I was thinking about. This was prompted by a friend sending me this post on a photo forum of a '36 Chevy with this type of box:


https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-725913-1.html


I think these are a bit different from an Australian Ute, which was engineered as a complete car/pickup vehicle (like the later-day Ford Ranchero)


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Mifflinburg made a "slip on body" for cars. There is a picture of one in the Ford Truck since 1905 book. It was 60" x 32" x 13" and could be fitted to coupe or roadster. The picture in the book is on a 1930 roadster.

In 1937 only Ford offered the Type 78-830 Pickup Box for the Coupe body. It measured 64" x 33" x 12". It is described as a scaled-down 1/2 ton cargo body that slipped into the luggage compartment of the coupe (Type 78-770-A). The picture and information was also found in the Ford Truck Since 1905 book.

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Old 01-19-2022, 08:37 PM   #11
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I have one of the '37 Coupe with a pickup box. I wrote the article for V8 Times several years back hoping to find others that my be out there. I have only heard of one other of these and it is in Hawaii. They are very rare and unique. I agree that they were made by modifying a standard box and adding a few additional filler pieces. I also have a copy of the original blueprints for the box from the Ford archives.
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1937 Ford Coupe with Factory Pickup Box >
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V8fordman that's very cool; would you post a picture of your car?


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1937 Ford Coupe with added Pick-up Box.
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It seems that Ford were not the only ones to offer an added Pickup Box to a Coupe.
Take this South African 1953 Chevrolet One-Fifty Coupe Pickup
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Mercman thank you for those neat photos


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V8fordman that's very cool; would you post a picture of your car?


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You would have to look at the V8 Times article to see what it looked like before I put it away for storage before restoration. It's in line, but finishing the pickup in my avatar and a convertible sedan is ahead of it. (There's also a couple of muscle cars in the mix)
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1937 Ford Coupe with added Pick-Up Box
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Advertisement for the 1936 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup.
Question - From this, it appears that the 1937 Ford Coupe Pickup was not the first with this idea?
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Old 01-24-2022, 12:39 AM   #20
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Interesting. The rear bumper on the Ford is virtually useless. The Chev one extends beyond the box.

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