27 Coupe first time out to Donut Derelicts

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 11:27 am:

Cindy & I took her 1927 Coupe out for its first Donut Derelicts trip this morning. It ran well and drew much attention :-)

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James A. Mahaffey on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 11:34 am:

That is a fine looking coupe, Bill. Lovely paint, and I see you're using a vaporizer. Good for you.

Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Hjortnaes, Men Falls, WI on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 11:56 am:

Horn appears to be on the wrong side. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank Harris from Long Beach & Big Bear on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 12:11 pm:

That's a nice car and well kept . . . . . did you buy it new ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 12:34 pm:

You could show more of the owner than half her backside. Did she drive you there?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 01:54 pm:

Horn is there because of the water pump on the other side. It also has a Ruxstell and Muncie. Lots of toys to play with. Cindy let me drive it. We're planning at least two more adventures in it this weekend :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 02:45 pm:

That Vaporizer sure is fun. Just choke it a few turns with the key off... Turn it to battery & we get a free start from cold. Then switch over to mag. Not real quick on acceleration but with 12 forward speeds and two forms of reverse... We have a lot of options.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 04:01 pm:

Beautiful car. I'm glad your enjoying it.

Please remember this is a family forum so what ever the other two adventures you and Cindy have planned this weekend please review with caution before posting. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 04:05 pm:

Dennis: I think my Aunt's 85th birthday party is innocent enough:-)

Hopefully more photos to follow.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 08, 2014 - 02:12 pm:

Balboa

Cindy & I make it to the Balboa Car Show this morning in Newport Beach. There was a '26 Pickup parked next to us with a few modifications and not much paint left :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 08, 2014 - 02:16 pm:

Here's another angle. We took the Balboa Ferry across to Newport and on to Corona Del Mar for breakfast at Ruby's.
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Sunday, June 08, 2014 - 10:54 pm:

Nice coupe! Were any other old cars there? (Sorry, I am being snide, not about the coupe being nice, however!)
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George_Cherry Hill NJ on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 01:12 am:

Gee,

Never to early to start asking questions...lol

The missus and I will be at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach from Sept 26th to 30th. Is there anything to do that weekend that might be more fun than a walk around the mall?

I can't fit one of the T's in my bag...but I can talk a good show....lol.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 01:50 am:

I'll get to meet you at long last...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Schreiber- Santa Isabel Ecuador on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 08:28 am:

That 26 pick up has juice brakes and A wheels :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 10:35 am:

That '26 doesn't have much real "T" except the shell. V8 under the hood 4 speed trans. Could call it a Rat Rod. It lives in Newport and parks in the street about 100 feet from the Pacific Ocean. This parking location enhances its rust finish:-)
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George: Stay in touch. There are always events in the O.C.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 01:07 pm:

Cindy just went to DMV and picked up her new personalized plates for the Coupe :-)


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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gene Carrothers Huntington Beach on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 01:15 pm:

Bill, I'd relocate that new Cal plate somewhere else off the radiator to give you a little more cooling.
Would enhance the look of a really nice T as well!

George, Yes we'll have some T time for you when your here. Just give us a heads up down the line.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 01:21 pm:

Everything looks correct for a 1927 coupe from the Channel Green paint to the location of the pin striping going from column post to column post, but shouldn't the windshield frame have been green? Not a criticism. Just a question. The car is beautiful!!!. Jim Patrick


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 02:27 pm:

MightTy 27

Love it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Barker, Somerset, England on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 04:56 pm:

He doesn't need to move the plate off the radiator, the open bonnet (hood?) will keep the air flowing!
.....but he does need to throw away that water pump!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Willie K Cordes on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 05:02 pm:

Hope Royce does not read this Chris. He always has a water pump comment.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 05:03 pm:

Jim,

The color of the window frame is an ancient debate, (which oddly does not pre-date the Model T era!). My 26 Fordor's is black. Seems like there's original examples of both. Maybe others have gotten to the bottom of this?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 11:22 pm:

Beautiful coupe, Bill! Makes me wish I had mine back.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 12:06 am:

Thank you for all of the comments. Cindy & I are going to take the Coupe to Cars & Coffee Irvine on Saturday. We reached out to fellow Model T owners to make it an official "Model T Day" but they don't like getting up that early :-(
Maybe we'll run in to Henry Ford III again! That's where he works.


HF


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 01:51 am:

Change of plans: We're going to attend a Garage Sale tour with the OC Model T club, not going to Cars & Coffee this Saturday. We decided to drive the Coupe on an actual tour to get a better opportunity to work out a few bugs.
Again, more pictures to follow.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 12:55 am:

We took Cindy's Coupe on its first real tour today with the Orange County Model T Club. The garage sale tour was a great success and the car ran fine:-)
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 01:04 am:

Here's a few more photos:
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 01:42 am:

Bill, you're having too much dang fun for just one guy. I'm jealous.

Nice cars, nice ladies and great weather. I bet your next post is to tell us you just won the lottery too...grin..


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Moorehead on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 07:48 am:

You ever had any trouble with the car overheating because the license plate blocks off so much of the radiator?
Just curious. That has been a problem for me in the past. But my plate was dead center of the radiator mounted to the after market fender braces.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Val Soupios on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 09:27 am:

My '27 does not overheat and I have a large early year of manufacture plate with a plate topper on top as well. I do have a relatively new radiator however.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Greg Beneze on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 03:21 pm:

On the question about windshield frame color: on my 1927 coupe the original windshield color is black and the body is gray. My dad was the second owner and the paint was the original when he bought it in 1950.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Greg Beneze on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 03:26 pm:

And I forgot to say: Your coupe is a beauty Bill and Cindy. I am restoring mine and hope it turns out as nice as yours. I love the channel green but I am leaning towards painting my body in the original color, fawn gray.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 07:51 pm:

My son Bryan & I took the Coupe to a Church Fathers Day car show with the Long Beach T Club this morning.

We then went over to Rancho Los Alamitos for a quick "fill up"
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Turns out, my Mom was the "Pump Jockey" :-)
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 07:54 pm:

Here's a photo from the car show:

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Monday, June 16, 2014 - 01:40 am:

Here's one more shot of the Car Show. Notice the people, especially the young kids showing interest :-)

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 10:53 pm:

After all of the exercise last weekend, we gave the Coupe the weekend off. Take a look at the historic event that we did participate in with our 1972 Pantera:
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The Long Beach Model T Club provided a number of cars from the 1920's through the 1970's for the 90th anniversary of the City of Signal Hill. Proudly displayed by the City of Signal Hill was the old sign for the Long Beach Model T Hill Climb. It's fun to be a part of history :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 11:02 pm:

Marcia Harris (No Relation) of the Long Beach Model T Club portrayed the original Mayor of Signal Hill and drove up in her own 1926 Model T Truck to give her presentation:


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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Harris, Huntington Beach California on Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 01:38 pm:

Another first for Cindy's T. We took it to Cars & Coffee in Irvine this morning. There are 650+ cars there every Saturday morning. Located at the Ford Design and Marketing Center. We parked next to an all original 1931 Chrysler 6. Lots of fun! Looking forward to the HCCA Holiday Motor Excursion in just about a month :-)


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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 04:25 pm:

Bill,
I like how your T looks like the real thing! :-)
Some of the other cars there have been "chopped" The younger generation will not know how the cars of the 30's actually looked. They weren't all made into hot rods! :-(

I have always liked my old cars to at least look like old cars, even though there might be some modifications to the drive train. I think they should look authentic inside and outside.
Norm


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