Robert Jackson's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe

The old coupe as it appeared when Robert Jackson purchased it in 2022. Robert picked the coupe up in Brighton, Michigan, from the estate of Homer "Stan" Rasmussen. "Homer had passed away sometime last year, and his son-in-law was cleaning up the estate. All he knew was that it came out of Detroit, Michigan somewhere." The family didn't know how long the guy had owned it, but they believed he had owned it for twenty years or so. Photo courtesy of Robert Jackson.

A photo of Joe Tully's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe of Dixon, Illinois. Taken around 1962, the photo shows the coupe painted a deep blue with chromed hubcaps and wide whitewall tires. Joe sold the coupe later on the same year. His son, Dave, was about two years old when Joe sold it. Joe passed away in 1989, and in November of 2021, Dave was now looking for whatever happened to the hot rod. "I believe it came through his shop again around 1970," he told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama in 2021, adding that the guy who bought it must have been relatively local to Northern Illinois. "I remember seeing it in the shop as a kid, but I think the color was different, maybe yellow, and it may have had an SBC instead of the flathead. I can't be sure." According to Robert, the coupe he bought has remnants of metallic blue paint with some yellow on top of it. "There's not much paint on it. By the looks of it, someone started sanding the paint off and tried some metal work, then lost interest in it. If you look, the passenger side cowl is notched out for headers, possibly for a small block Chevy," Robert told Sondre, indicating that it could maybe be the remains of the lost Joe Tully 1931 Ford Model A Coupe. Photo courtesy of Dave Tully.

Yellow over blue paint. Photo courtesy of Robert Jackson.

Please get in touch with Kustomrama at mail@kustomrama.com if you recognize the coupe that Robert purchased in Brighton, Michigan, and if you can help us fill in some of the blanks in its history. Photo courtesy of Robert Jackson.

Robert's coupe as it appeared in September of 2022, after he had put it together as a dirt cheap jalopy. Photo courtesy of Robert Jackson.

Lost and Found

1931 Ford Model A Coupe owned by Robert Jackson of Lakeport, Michigan. Robert picked the rough body of what was more likely a chopped and channeled hot rod in 2022. "Funny thing is that it has remnants of metallic blue paint with some yellow on top of it," he told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama in June of 2022, indicating that it could maybe be the remains of the lost Joe Tully 1931 Ford Model A Coupe. "There's not much paint on it. By the looks of it, someone started sanding the paint off and tried some metal work, then lost interest in it. If you look, the passenger side cowl is notched out for headers, possibly for a small block Chevy." Robert doesn't believe the cowl is original to the car. "The paint and patina don't match the rest of the car."

Robert picked the coupe up in Brighton, Michigan, from the estate of Homer "Stan" Rasmussen. "Homer had passed away sometime last year, and his son-in-law was cleaning up the estate. All he knew was that it came out of Detroit, Michigan somewhere." The family didn't know how long the guy had owned it, but they believed he had owned it for twenty years or so.

Do Your Recognize Robert's Coupe? Could it Really be The Joe Tully Coupe?

Please get in touch with Kustomrama at mail@kustomrama.com if you recognize the coupe that Robert purchased in Brighton, Michigan, and if you can help us fill in some of the blanks in its history.