This car was in a barn from 1964 and not driven.

Dave,

If you know who acquired it or who has access to it, please ask them to check the right front floor board riser for a body number.

I think over the next 20 years we will see more and more cars coming out of hiding as they are either passed along to a relative who wants them or are sold as part of an estate. One thing about owning my T, it is clear to me I am not the first owner and hopefully I won't be the last owner either. We really are stewards of a piece of automotive history.

Note they did cover up the exhaust pipe to help keep the "critters" out. Hopefully they poured some oil etc. into the cylinders before they closed the barn door. Even if they didn't, the T is a very forgiving car. Looks like it had dry storage so it probably isn't too much the worse for the 43 year rest. The critters may have nested in/under the seats but the rest probably made it fine.

Thanks for sharing -- I'm sure they are still out there -- similar to the 1911 Torpedo that showed up on e-bay the other day.

Hap 1915 Model T Ford Touring cut off and made into a pickup truck and 1907 Model S Runabout

Hello Hap,
You're so right. We are just temporary custodians of a small part of our heritage and the cars have a history that pre-dates MOST of us.
The T in my life has an interesting history. Its original, spinster, lady owner gave it to my mother in 1964 on the condition that mum never sold it to a man. My wife owns it now.
So this '21 tourer has had 3 lady owners. I find it interesting though, that all the maintenance and restoration work on this car was done by men. 1st by the original owners father, then by my father and now by me. And they say that women are the fairer/weeker sex....Hah (smarter, I say)
Rob