Using the Forum members advice we got this 1926 home from western Wisconsin 7 hour drive at 65 MPH I have never towed a Model T over 35 mph before. We took out the seats and floor boards, took off the hood and really ratchet down the top Worked fine.
This will be a winder project. The gentleman we got it from still has his 1916 Model TT truck he drove to school at age 15 ! He Sold it when he went into the Marines and bought it back 55 years later
That 1916 is probably a car with a pickup bed on it. A TT has a worm drive rear end and is rated to carry a ton. (TT means ton truck)
I do not think they made TT truck in 1916?
Or maybe a Form-A-Truck conversion. Dave
Willie is correct. According to Bruce McCalley's book there were only 3 TT trucks produced for the 1917 year model (probably prototypes) and production actually got going for the 1918 production year. There's no such thing as a 1916 TT.
Happy to hear your trip went well! Looks Good.
Yep, no real problem at all.
Interesting facts. It is a truck and has a brass radiator and a worm gear in the back He has a picture of him at age 16 driving it He is about 80-85 years old Who knows sometimes what mods have been made to these great cars
I've seen a couple of TT's (1918 or later) fitted with a brass radiator and hood (1916 or earlier). Some guys seem to like'm that way.....
David,
If you're interested enough to bother, you can measure the wheel base to see if it's a T with a worm drive or a TT with a brass radiator. 123" it's a TT, 100" (I think) it's a T.
David K, I bet you were not too far from my place. Did you pick that car up on County road S off from Hwy 61?? I only live a few miles from there and know the fellow well.
Paul Yes a VERY interesting visit with another Model T'er He built a miniature Ford Tri Motor in his yard for his grand kids... We visited for way too long so it became a two day but well worth the visit trip You live in a very BEAUTIFUL part of the Nation with rolling green hills