Might be overpriced a wee bit.....
http://harrisonburg.craigslist.org/cto/3017412316.html
That looks a lot like one that was for sale in Maryland for about five years for $8,000 then.
The engine was a 1926.
The horn might have been an early original.
The gas tank was not quite correct for any year and there were parts from many years elsewhere.
some of the wheels had extra holes drilled in them.
I agree, been messed with, late model engine, wheels etc.
I think that yellow on a T sucks.
Jim,
You are right same car.
It was for sale in southern MD about two years ago...for about 20 K less.
Larry
It rates as a fun "put together car"
Seems like the fenders and rear axle assembly was 1915.
All the lights were from different years.
Someone had too many spare parts in their inventory.
Two of the hubs were correct for wire wheels.
Two of the wire wheels and the spare had been drilled to bolt on to a wood wheel hub.
There was also a top with it earlier.
Must have A wire wheels, as cap is not correct.
I kind of like yellow on a T.
It seems a little over priced... IMHO
Mike, I agree.
I'd sell my 1911 look-a-like T for way less than that ! But if your hunting one with four front fenders, I understand.... I say go ahead and pay the $ 28k that was a rare option in 1910.
Steve, I never even noticed that detail.
Does your T have 4 front fenders too?
Was that a common arrangement?
The running board did appear shorter.
You might be able to get the $28,000 for your T with an original engine.
James,
Mine has 2 front on the front, and 2 rears on the rear, just kidding about that being a rare option for a 1910.... :-)
That was the only way they could use four fronts was to cut the running boards down I'm sure they were going for a torpedo look, in all honesty the ol'T has some real good parts on it just a little steep on price though. I'll take $19,000 for mine and let someone else worry about the engine.... My 1920 motor runs real sweet... Too much new stuff on my T to list..
I drove down to Pontiac, IL to take a look at an 'original' 1915 Runabout a few weeks ago. Best I can describe is that it turned out to be a 19-EVREYTHING! It really looked like a 1915 T if I took my glasses off (I'm nearly blind without) and if I stood back a good 1/4 mile. At 10 feet it seemed to represent just about every year T from mid-teens - to 1925 and possibly a few non-Ford parts and some junk China made repro parts thrown in for good measure. Jimmy
Nice horn! I have a small collection of brass horns. I do have enough good stuff stored away to turn the rest of the T into a 1912 using a 1917 engine.
Uhm, isn't that a speedster?
It has the correct 1910 plastic gas cap.
You can save 3000$ if you buy it on T-bay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1910-model-t-roadster-/261042949408?pt=US_Cars_Tr ucks&hash=item3cc75f4d20
Just for the record...
One thing I've learned after trying to go by the rules for maybe 30 years being 'near pure'.......
'Bitseys' can be a lot of fun! Got one 2 years ago, but paid what a bitsey was for it too.
You really don't care less about them....but I find you don't sweat the small stuff either, and in a stable with some thorobreds and a parts depot to match...somehow that bitsey gets fixed immediately with whatever is closest first...lol
Almost wish my first would have been a 'bitsey'. Don't know if I could have enjoyed T'ing any more, but it would have saved what has accumualted to tons of hours in finding the right things for the others over the years. Think I shared the story...DMV didn't like the photo's for registration for the bitsey, didn't understand that TUSCAN RED on the hood and radiator and wheels was NOT Primer, they wanted to issue a 'remanufactured' title based on all the sheet metal being 'smooth' as glass, looking new, and looking Primer. Told them I'd be right back.....
Went home, undid all of the low radiator 'stuff', plopped on parts from a disassembled high radiator 'stuff' complete...took new photo's! Was back an hour and a half later, and said...OK original parts back on, see, they are black...wheel rim paint optional...walked out with a new clean title to my 1919 Ford! Did the swap back before dinner...like I said 'bitsey's' can really be 'low drag'....lol