A good friend of mine inherited a 1915 Touring car after his dad passed. His dad had told him that he bought the car around 1950 after it had been in storage for many years. He had to pay the storage fee to get the car - it came to a whopping $15.00. His dad was good about keeping paperwork, including the cancelled check. My buddy recently came across the check. The car is in storage in another state right now, but he is looking forward to bringing it out of a long sleep when he moves back next year. From what he says, the car is very original, down to the the floor mats.
Would be a nice project, but not all original, just the one photo shows a few later T parts, front spring, perch's, radius rod and head light rims.
What is that next to "Louisiana? Is it "No." or "Mo"? Do you know if this car came from La. Originally? Looking forward to see more pictures if possible and hearing more about it. Thankyou.
Looks like Louisiana, Md to me.
According to GoogleMaps, there is a Louisiana, Missouri
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=louisiana,+Missouri&ie=UTF-8&ei=6v 9JUNW3HeqwiQLxooBQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg
Louisiana, California Mexico, Normandy, and Paris are all in Missouri. Louisiana is a few miles downriver from Hannibal.
Gee and all this time I thought Hannibal was a few miles upriver from Louisiana.
Original or not it looks like a great car. I'll give him twice what his Dad paid...even three times what he paid.
http://www.mercbk.com/Images2/mercbuild_img.jpg
There sure is a mercantile bank in Louisiana Mo.
We stumbled across Nevada, Missouri one time traveling around in an old VW bus.
It was pronounced with the first "a" long.
As in Model A.
Looks like a wide track
Does not look like a wide track to me. Here's my 15. Mine is not a wide track either. Wide track fenders are much wider on the top.
There is an Oregon MO. also, just a few miles south of me. It' the county seat of Holt County. Dave
Looks like it is getting ready for a tour. Coat hangers will do if there is no bailing wire available for emergency repairs.
Like I said Royce.....Looks like a wide track. Nothing stated as specific but thanks again for expounding on your knowledge. Such an asset
Must be the heat.
Wide track or no, all original or no, I'd take it in a hot second.
Dennis, I'll see your $45 and bump it to $90.
Nice to see the added history to a car, in this case an old cancelled check.
The current issue of VF has a great article about a 1915 Touring that someone found all the original documentation for, bill of sale, registration, ket, etc. I tould be great to find the current owner and reunite them with all that cool documentation.
Ya all are going the wrong direction!!
If you factor in depreciation from lack of use, the cost to remove dust, polish for the brass and the need for new tires Steve should pay us to take it away!
Might be a wide track -
Julius Neunhoffer's wide track 1916 photo by me at the Texas T Party last year:
I graduated from high school in June of 1950 and found a Model T for $15 in San Pedro. My dad said no because it didn't have good brakes so Clyde Dahlinger got it. But then I was working as a deck hand on a 83 foot yacht and would not have had time to work on it. before starting college.
I could get behind that, Fred! Maybe even charge him a modest hauling fee?
Ok, I guess that's pushing the luck a bit, I s'pose.
If the front axle of a car was of the 60" wide track variety, was the rear axle assembly on that same car still 56"?
No, 60" all round.
60" all around is truly interesting. Does anyone who reads this Forum have a wide track Model T with a 60" track rear axle assembly? Are the rear fenders wider than those of a 56" track vehicle? Photos of such a configuration would be most informative.
Sorry it took a while to get back with ya'll, I was out of town over the weekend. The car came from and is in Missouri. It hasn't been run in over 10 years. His dad used take it to shows in the 50s and 60s. Will try to post some more photos soon.
The Southern wide track 60" front and rear fenders are wider, here is a '15 wide track T.
Don't have a pic of the rear axle, but that is 60" too, along with the front axle.
March 1, 1920 Parts and Price List
Here are a couple more pics of my friend's car.
Casting date and engine number will get the right year, the wheels look to be square felloe which are later as well, side lamps are after market too.
Sidelights are not aftermarket - they have been spray painted gold and are missing the fonts.