The Coupe bodies have a B in the numbering. Earlier Fords also had a B on body parts, signifying that the body was manufactured by Beaudette. O.J. Beaudette is though to have supplied Ford with well over 2,000,000 bodies from 1910-1922 when the firm became a subsidiary of the Fisher Body Co.
However In 1921-22 it appears the Coupe was manufactured by Briggs. From the site, it indicates that Briggs was active up to 1927.
Briggs Open & Closed Bodies, Fenders, Sheet Metal 1909-27 (http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/f/ford/ford.htm)
Model T’s constructed for model year 1922 will be celebrating 100 year anniversary. The year 1922 may be a turning point too for the production of the Model T. According to Automobile Industries 12 October 1922, the Rouge Plant was building the phaeton and the two door sedan, whilst the Briggs Company was building four door sedan and the Coupe bodies. The documentation states that for model year 1922, 198,382 Coupes were manufactured.
To close out this project here is a list of known 1922 Briggs Coupes.
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