William great pictures i do like that kind of thing.I want one.RAY.

I think 1R92561 is sitting in a garage in San Diego County. Owner knows what he has is planning on restoring it.

What kind of engine does the last two have in them< orginal T engines? They look a lot of fun.
Kirk

David -- I'm glad the owner knows what he has, but I confess that I don't. Is that a car with some speed history? It looks like the pic was taken at Bonneville. I'd like to know more about it, if you don't mind sharing some more info.

Mike.

They're cool as hell.

The car at Bonneville was owned by the late "Multy" Roy Aldrich. "Multi"'s name came from the fact that he used Riley Multi-Lifts in his Ford. He used to drive the car to Bonneville from the Los Angeles area every year in August for Speedweek. He worked for Bell Auto Parts in the "tent" helping racers, selling T-shirts and Bell Helmets. I remember one year he had a spare crankshaft lashed to the front axle. He was quite a guy and we racers miss him, thanks, Hugh N. Coltharp

David and Hugh, that's fascinating! I didn't know the Multi Aldrich car was still around. That's good news for a lot of people and I hope that car gets a good restoration.

Unfortunately, I don't know a lot about the car or Mr. Aldrich. Most of what I've learned has been via oblique references in publications that feature Model T's. I'm told that the late Dean Batchelor's book "The American Hot Rod" talks about Multi, but alas I've not found it in a bookstore yet.

I'd like to know more about the restoration of this car.

-Dave Conwill

Kirk, these are all "T" powered. I don't know about Mutli's car, but the last roadster is stock with an aluminum head and a Warford trans for now.

-Dave Conwill

Roy "Multi" Aldrich is mentioned on page 31 of Batchelor's book. The same photo as above of his T is shown on page 30.
And, yes, I like historic "Hot Rods." I guess that is why I bought the book 10 years ago. It was first published in 1995 by Motorbooks International.
I like the look of the cars above more than the speedster look. Too many speedsters today appear to be restorations where the builder was too cheap to buy a reproduction body. They have stock engines and drive lines.
Plus I like a little body work around me when I drive. I do not feel one with the car unless my seatbelt is fastened.
I just have to figure out how to combine the look above while retaining some of the brass on my 1914 Roadster.

Thanks,
Russ Neely

Russ,

Personally, I think a fenderless '14 roadster lowered with bolt-on brackets front and rear would be great with otherwise stock bodywork. That's my favorite type of supe job. Sprinkle a few hop up goodies through the drivetrain and you'd have a great '20s or '30s era gow. Angle the upper windshield frame back and retain all the brass and it would look cool to boot.

-Dave