Sunday, May 26, 2019

They were so small. Model T Doctor's Coupe


I don't know the year, but this is a Model T Doctor's Coup.  The Colorado license plate features the year 1926, and it would be a fair guess that 1926 was the year of manufacture for this example.


Odd to think of.  In an era when families were larger than today's, this was a really small car.


The Doctor's Coup was called that as it was thought they were suitable replacement's for the Doctor's Buggy, a type of horse drawn buggy that was called that as physician's favored them for house calls.  they were not particular large either, so perhaps the marketing made sense.


The Model T operated in a somewhat different fashion from a modern automobile so you actually have to be taught to drive them specifically.  The reverse, for example, is not identical to a modern standard transmission.



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