Check out W.G. Kelly’s Original Model T Ford Speedster

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Check out W.G. Kelly’s Original Model T Ford Speedster
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By david greenlees on Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 07:23 am:



W. G. Kelly and a friend seen here in this photo dated December 23, 1915, were out in this mud – covered Ford special, on the roads in the Charlottesville, Virginia area. The early speedster they are posing in appears to have been built on a standard chassis with a v-shaped radiator, body, lamps and wire wheels, which were purchased from suppliers at the time (tell us what you see here). See it in detail and 100's more Model T photos @ http://theoldmotor.com/?s=%22Model+T+Ford%22


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 08:14 am:

Nice one. Thank you for posting.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 08:51 am:

He was either a loser,or setting still when the other cars went by him. There is no mud on the tires.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 10:11 pm:

He was going so fast the mud flew off! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Peter Kable on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 03:07 am:

I think his garage is a chicken Coup


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 03:40 am:

I think Mark is right. Lots of mud on the inside of the rims and the tires are very clearly mud covered. JMHO. Dave


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 03:49 am:

When ya' think about it, what on earth would posses someone to build a nice speedster back in the day if ya' had to "chain up" to deal with the mud roads?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Trevan - Australia on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 05:44 am:

Looks like a staged photo to me .. Mud comes up from the wheels not downwards onto top of car . Note side of car has little mud compared to top of hood


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 06:10 am:

Bob, look again. The side of the car is mostly covered with mud, as is the left side of the driver. The top of the hood has much less mud on it. And yes, mud will come downwards on to the top of the car as the wheels are spinning, especially from the rear with chains on them with no fenders. JMHO, again. Dave


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill in Adelaida Calif on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 10:04 am:

Driver took his hat off for the picture, passenger didn't.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Hjortnaes, Men Falls, WI on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 10:33 am:

I think the driver used a little dab of brylcream and the mud just slid off the back.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robert Scott Owens on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 11:00 am:

The mud patterns look normal to me. I think that they got out of the mud and drove to where they took the picture and the mud on the tread wore off. Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob McDonald-Federal Way, Wa. on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 - 12:29 pm:

Looks like he is parked on a plank road or on the sidewalk. Staged photo,I think so.

Bob


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