My 1918 TT has no engine pans. Were they there when it was new.
Thanks
Herb

Hi Herb,
I would expect your TT did have engine pans when new. I realize that not every one uses them but I have them installed on all of my T's (and the TT's). I believe that there are several benefits to using them:
Keeps road debris out of the engine bay
Aids in cooling, the air passes along the entire engine
Catches parts that fall off
The Ford engineers put them there, those guys weren't dumb

My two cents worth, you did ask. Bill

Agree with Bill, pans are nice to have.

Another thing the pans do is let the engine stay dry as you go through streams or big pudddles. Also they help when working on the car because if you drop a wrench it doesn't go to the ground.

Herb, I have a TT that is between '18 and '21, has the early frame and had the push-pull light switch on the dash, it has the engine pans. David Stroud

If you are going to use the pans be sure to keep them clean. In the old days, oil, grease and dirt would collect on them and they became a fire hazard. Especially with the 26 and 27's with the cowl gas tanks. As the shut off valves started leaking, almost anything would set them afire.

26-7 TT's don't have the gas tank in the cowl...

I don't have the pans on my '17 at this time but found that the standard issue oil can would ride very nicely with no problem on the drivers side under the steering column. Couldn't fall out and didn't interfere with anything.

My dad used to tell about the brothers who had the milk route (taking all the cans to the creamery). They bought a brand new '36 Ford V-8 truck and were complaining how the snow would come up in the engine compartment and pack in there whenever they busted through the 3 to 4 foot snow drifts on the road. This would get the ignition wet so the truck wasn't running on all eight cylinders. They were so disgusted since they never had that problem with their Ford AA.