Interesting old article on Model T engine rebuilding

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Knoll on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 11:08 pm:

http://www.creativeoutlet.info/modeltrebuild.html


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 01:11 am:

By golly.....Steve Jelf is there flushing his radiator!....... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Clipner-Los Angeles on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 01:48 am:

Can't be Steve, he flushes it in his shower.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Schreiber- Aiken, SC on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 06:13 am:

That's funny George. Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer is washing salad greens while in the shower.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David M.Saleh on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 12:36 pm:

That article is part of a short mini series in Popular Sience that was run on "How to restore a Model T " which I believe ran around 1952.
It was also run in one long article which I have most of.
This period of time was the beginning of a Roaring 20's nostalgia that ran til the early 60's . MAny articles were written like this , plus things like getting your old tenor banjo back in shape ,fixing the broken spring in your crank Victrola and patching up your worn out playing piano ,plus old cars was the order of the day. Not much help today after 50 plus more years of age...But fun to read what was needed and what"restoring" was back then.
Popular Mechanics offered the Same type stuff..
I have the book'How to Restore ANTIQUE and CLASSIC Cars" 1954 by PM.. There are some good old school tips in it.. The sport of vintage cars more often then was a antique car owner Drove his cars as second and every day cars.
There is no mention of anything Model A .as they were still a popular (like an old Volks Wagon bug was 25' years) second hand cheap transport cars. But 30's high end classic were collectable.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 02:25 pm:

I believe that article was also reproduced in the book "Tin Lizzie" by Philip Van Doren Stern.

To be technical, an overhaul is the the same as a rebuild.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Boothroyd, Victoria, B.C. on Saturday, September 15, 2012 - 08:14 pm:

This article "Overhauling a Model T Engine" is in the March 1953 issue of Popular Science Monthly Magazine.
The April 1953 issue includes an article titled "Restoring the Body of a Model T".
The August 1952 issue includes an article titled "How to Buy an Antique Car".
Interesting to read.

Regards,

Steve


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 10:23 am:

Popular Science had quite a bit of stuff on T's that year. They even got one out of a barn in New Jersey, restored it, and raffeled it off. I have heard that car is still around in Idaho somewhere. There was another article on Herb Singe, who is still active in the HCCA, on some of his cars he had back then.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 02:01 pm:

An interesting read but these articles never seem to run into the problems that a lot of guys seem to find. Most of what's covered was considered light or regular maintenance back then.


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