Title- "The car is a 1916 Model T Ford - Stony Hill, Alectown, NSW"
General Note- "Photographed by - A B Unger
A B Unger's cousins - Mrs Foster and Mrs Boehm."
Library of NSW.
G'day,
Alectown still looks like that today. Went through there last week.
Peter
Dane,
As always thank you so much for posting the photo. Are you still able to take the time to send them updates and corrections? If so you would recommend that they change the date from 1916 Model T to 1913 Model T? Rationale: It has a one piece dash (no filler board for the windshield) which was introduced during 1912 and it has a windshield that is slanted backwards and the top windshield folds forward. That was only used on the 1913 model year cars. And of course it cannot be a 1916 as the metal cowl (scuttle) was introduced with the 1915 models.
If you do not have time to send them an update, please let me know that also and I will add it to my "send a correction" list and try to do it later.
As always thank you and others for posting the wonderful old photos.
Respectfully submitted,
Hap l9l5 cut off
I notice that the kerosene lamps are mounted at a slight angle. {tip of the chimney tilted out}
On the cars I see restored today they are straight. Which is correct?
If you don't tighten up the bolt at the back, the lamp slips down the bracket. It should be straight.
Thanks Hap and others. Got an e-mail back after my last one to the library saying that the person concerned was on leave for a while, so I'll send information when they get back.
What a great photo. Well done Dane.
Hap, of cause you are right, but we do have a lot of confusion down under, just an example, as David can contest to, The South Australian body builders of Duncan & Fraser, A Photo of the first 100 of 200 Pattern bodies 1st of Feb 1915, replicating the 1914 flat firewall models, follow up with an news paper article Aug 1917, that the 200 bodies are now manufactured and about to commence another batch when the embargo was announced, that made the new 1918 models in the new style.
now the confusing question is, in that period of early 1915 to late 1917, did they stay the 1914 flat firewall? had they 15 and 16 and 17 casting dates while still 14 bodied, gas or electric lights? if still as a 14 model as late as Aug 17, who would buy them as by this time we have the story that Australia was being floaded with 5000x1915/16 surplus models from Canada.
But in saying this we do have a few 15/16 D&F cowled T's in the Victorian club, one being my own and David had let me know that he has found original records of a june 1915 cowl T in SA.
So did this sort of thing go on with other states and body builders? if so the photo date might not be far out.
So,
Perhaps you might title this photo:
' Full Frontal Prudity '
Jim
Dear Kerry, a great summary. But what we all need to keep reminding ourselves is the mechanicals were always imported as a whole. It is not until 1915 that things in Australia go a bit hay wire and way off the radar when the embargo was made law.
I date the above photo as a "1913" because it has the 1913 style windscreen that folds forward and the correct stanchions to match, peculiar only to this year.
Now I know others thought this too . . . Title got me . . Got excited, opened it a saw a T. Oh well she's a beauty too. ;o()