hi everyone, I started my original thread for my delivery truck back in 2014 (Original thread link: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/411944/451037.html?1404008981 ) and that winter of 2014 we started our restoration. We finished the truck early last spring of 2016 and I had forgotten about my original post and I wanted to let everyone know that the truck is finished and driving well. The restoration was truly a total restoration. Many of the original parts were too worn out to be used so they were either replaced or had the bushings, bearings replaced to be put back to original and to be safe to drive. The body was also a total restoration and was completed in all oak except for a few places that we were able to use the original wood. It has its bugs like any Model T but that's part of the fun and these bugs are easy to adapt to, although we may need a new radiator because our T overheats quite often on the original radiator. Overall its been a very fun project and I'm very grateful for those who had helped me with my questions back in 2014 and the many helpful threads on this forum.

Awwww, that CAN'T be the same truck!! Wow, what a nice job. Excellent.

I remember standing beside that truck at the sale.It was a little rough,but had potential. You have done a fine job fixing it up.

Wow, what a transformation! Great truck.

Beautiful Truck. Great job. Love the red and black look.

Nice job Cale !
I was a that auction and remember you getting that T.
Boy I wish there were more auctions like that one near me.

greg

Nice work Cale. Thanks for taking the picture of how it looked before you restored it. It was lovely then and Beautiful now.
Rich

Great work! It really is attractive.

thanks everyone! may father and i are very proud of our work!

Cale,

You and your father are true craftsmen !

Beautiful !


Freighter Jim

Are the side windows operable or fixed? Do you get a lot of lateral body flexing without a panel behind the seat? I had an old body that flexed so badly the doors would sometime open!

Rats!! Can someone turn this thing over?

Cale,

What a great job you and your dad did! Thanks for the update! Go enjoy it now! Put lots of miles on it.

Thanks Richard!

Cale

That is some fine work, WOW, looks great.

And love the photo op, with the fall colors so splendid, your truck stands out super!

Generally speaking, I'm not a huge fan of the trucks, but that is one sweet piece of machinery!

Wow! Nice job!

Oh so sweet and a heck of a lot of work !

Cale, Beautiful job. What kind of wood did you use? I spent a lot of years in the 'woodshop' I always thought it would be a fun project such as yours.

John, What is the apparatus ahead of the door on your truck? Have never seen whatever it is!

David, it is a stack of 3 kerosene burners intended for use as emergency road flares. They are held in a bracket attached to the body. I have a set on my profile truck also--found them at an antique shop for five bucks!

John, Thanks, I've seen some early road flares but never what appears to be brass? Is there a date on them?

Not dated or brass. Painted. The set on my other truck have original paint and decals. I'll take some pictures and post on a separate thread tomorrow as I feel I am intruding on this one. I would still like to know if Cale's body flexes laterally and whether the windows are operable. Mr. Miller?

Cale, that is a wonderful T. Well done. I was always taken by the little red truck on the cover of a Ford restoration book, and apart from the roof over the bed, your is just like it.

Allan from down under.

I wish some one could repop the Hercules body tags.They were mounted on front seat lick panel.

Beautiful !!

Looks great! Congratulations on a fine restoration.