Old Photo. Late T at Ferntree Gully Victoria.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 06:22 am:



Summary-- Inscribed in pencil on verso: Taken at /Ferntree Gully / 27th Feb 1927.
View of car parked on side of road near fence, license plate number 9758.
State Library of Victoria.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 07:26 am:

Dane,

Thanks for posting the excellent photo. From the lack of a "Lip" on the fenders and a splash apron under the radiator, I would guess the car is a 1923 or earlier. That combined with the new style crank handle would make it a 1922-23 "IF" Ford of Canada switch those items around the same time Ford USA did. (For some items they did and others they had a substantially different time line).

Can anyone add some additional information or correction to that guess? Also which body manufacture? Nice nickel trim.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Peter Kable on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 07:38 am:

Dane and Hap, Looks like a 1924 Tarrant body.
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 08:30 pm:

Peter has it nailed as a Tarrant body. The windscreen mounting is unique on these. There is a brass casting extending either side of centre and filling the gap between the cowl and the screen. The windscreen pillars are bolted through the ends of this casting. Interesting is the fact that Duncan Motors used the same windscreen pillar on their bodies, but is as mounted in a completely different way. Shared componentry even in those days.

Hap, in my experience the lips on the front mudguards and the high radiator with the deep bottom apron came with our 1923 Canadian cars. This would make this car 1922 or earlier, and I have yet to see a low radiator car with a metal fire wall. The nickelled radiator shell and headlight rims were commonly offered on Australian sold cars, an initiative of the local agents/dealers. Often the windscreen pillars were also plated.

Just for interest.

Allan from down under.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 10:00 pm:

Love these old photos from Ozzie-Land and NZ guys. I had no idea there were so many variants to the body style once they reached your shores.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warwick Landy on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 07:20 am:

Allan and Peter,
Although sharing the similar casting to the Tarrant in the add some of us here in Victoria are thinking there may be another body builder that produced a similar type of body??? That car pictured appears to be a 3 door tourer with no drivers door very similar to Geof Baulches car. There is one other known survivor identical to Geofs car and also another 2 other tourers with have no rear passenger door! These cars have no badging or identification to say7 they are Tarrant built? Geof thinks ther may have been another body builder, perhaps down in Westen Victoria? Intersting also to note the "Royal Automobile Club" badge on the radiator cap.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Peter Kable on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 09:00 am:

Warwick I don't know if we will ever be able to sort out all the bodies, there are so many possibilities, different builders, some of them one off cars, maybe just changes because the year changed and they altered it for what ever reason ( probably to make it cheaper for more profit) or a body changed to suit a customer which did take place.

I think I posted this ad before but as there are so many different priced Model T's available from the one seller the differences in price may be the fact it has more or less doors plus other differences - leather trim, nickel plating who knows. If there is some way they can be pinned down as to exactly what each version is it would be great. Problem is everyone was selling as many cars as they could supply so there was little or no need to go into detail as to what the difference in price was. If you wanted a Ford you would get down to the showroom and decide if it was worth the extra money for the dearer model. I hope some day someone tracks down the answers.
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