My wife and I have just returned from a trip along the Victoria/South Australia border. We passed through the township of Pinnaroo, a place that I visited in 1965. Below are a couple of T photographs taken in Pinnaroo in the T days,
Caption-" TITLE Pinnaroo
DESCRIPTION Welcome home to soldier Eric Edwards after the 1914-1918 War
DATE ca.1918"
Caption-" TITLE Model T. Ford
DESCRIPTION Model T. Ford at Pinnaroo
DATE ca.1930"
Both photos from the State Library of South Australia.
The bottom one is a lovely photo of a typical 1922 cars as sold by Duncan Motors Limited. The double "cathedral" windows are a distinctive characteristic of this body.
Dane,
In 1965 you were driving a 1938 Series E Morris convertible. I would guess you were using a more modern iron this time?
The upper photo clearly shows the 1913 with the full length doors going all the way to the bottom and two 1915-16 style tourings.
David -- thank you for clarifying the lower picture.
Respectfully submitted,
Hap l9l5 cut off
Dear Hap, I agree with the 1913 and would say the other car is 1916. We had brass & forked lights for a long time, well past the middle of the year. This car has the next progression of entirely no brass. 1915-15 'T's are my favourite.
David,
Thanks! I could not make out in the shadows if the headlamps on the closest touring were stalk mounted or fork mounted. But I agree the rims appear black on the touring closest to the camera. I cannot really tell which way the headlamp rims on the car in the back are -- although the entire car and headlamp rims may be painted a lighter color on the touring in the background.
Respectfully submitted,
Hap l9l5 cut off
Yes Hap, the 1965 trip was in the Series E Morris. Below is a photo taken just South of Pinnarroo, during that trip.
My wife and I retraced that route, albeit in the opposite direction. In the 47 intervening years, what had been merely a drover's dirt track through the landscape with the bore, windmill, tank and water troughs for passing cattle and sheep, is now set up with plastic tanks to store water for fire-fighting purposes. The dirt track is now a tar sealed road, the area is National Park and the original type of scrub has grown back, the car has been upgraded to a 1982 Rover, and there have been some minor changes to the driver!
In 1965 we saw no other vehicle in that 60 mile section, this year we encountered 5 of them. If I had known the road would have been so busy, I might have taken another route!