Old Photo - Ford Model -T-Touring Car, $950.00, EQUIPPED Post Card

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 09:35 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 08:08 am:

I'll take it. The car that is.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Mullin on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 09:28 am:

Weren't the top, windshield and acetylene headlights extras on the first Model Ts?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 09:43 am:

Yes they were.

That's why the postcard says "Equipped." The term was usually "fully equipped" which meant the inclusion of top, windshield, headlamps, carbide generator and speedometer.

The term fully equipped continued to be used even after those items were standard (not optional).


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 09:44 am:

I would imagine that is why it is $950.00.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By R.V. Anderson on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 09:51 am:

Ford figured out that dealers were supplying, and thereby profiting from, lamps, tops, and windshields. So these items became "standard" in order to secure these profits for Ford Motor rather than the dealers.


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