About a week ago, I posted on a thread that I had got word of a possibly completely original, unrestored 1925 T. I saw this car today and took these pictures. I could not find pictures of 25 coupe upholstery, even in Bruce's book, The Car That Changed The World, but if the upholstery and top are not original, they are very nice and presentable. The paint may have some scratches or chips. I didn't look that hard. I did notice the following flaws: 1 - Wrong radiator cap (high fin) 2 - Broken driver's outside door handle has been replaced with non-original handle 3 - Inside door knobs have been replaced with some turned out of aluminum 4 Wrong horn mounting bracket 5 - Strap on bottom of battery carrier has rusted through (easy replacement). The car has no rustout that I found on my quick inspection and very little, if any, surface rust, even on the frame, and front and rear axles. If I wasn't car poor, the car would be in my garage, right this minute.
Terry,
Can you post some more photos - especially of the interior.
Thanks,
Dave S.
Dave, The one interior photo is all that I took. The fabric on the cushions, as I remember, was solid color and did not have any striping, but the lighting was poor and my flash provided most of the lighting. It did not have any buttons in the upholstery pleats.
The car is at a body shop were my Grandfather's 27 coupe is being painted and the shop owner asked me if I would return and get the car running next week. He said he would give me credit against my paint job for any hours that I spent getting this car running.
The story that the current owner gave him (and that he gave me) was that the original owner stored the car in his basement after retiring the car and he bought a replacement. It stayed there for about 40 years until he died. The original owner's wife, then donated it to her Catholic Church. Not having any use for it, the Church sold it to a Mr. Dub Miller, owner of Dub Miller Ford in Rosenberg, Texas. The car, then, spent the next 20 years on the showroom floor. Mr. Miller retired within the last five years and now wishes to sell the car.
I expect, and hope, that all I'll have to do to get it running next week is add water, oil, gas, and a battery. I'll take more pictures and post them at that time.
Go to it TW.
Geo. n L.A.