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I had these made from scratch by a local sign shop using my damaged original pair as a guide.
They are the same size just positioned one behind the other.
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- After giving this awkward dilemma considerable thought and hearing what other Model T-ers and Horseless Carriage guys have to say I have two opinions that carry equal weight with me. Firstly, I agree with Andy above. It escapes me why news of those efforts to revive of our beloved Bakersfield Swap...

- Hello fellow Model T-ers. Although installed by Romero last year, my Classtique top seems loose. Can I simply punch new (tighter) holes in the front and back straps to make it tighter? Or, will this common sense approach have unintended consequences? Thank you in advance for any help with this. -

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HIP, HIP, HORRAY!!!
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- Jim, I like what you are doing. The Bakersfield Swap Meet is an integral component to our hobby. We MUST get younger guys and gals involved. Volunteering to help ensure that this exclusively prewar/ brass era event continues is important and will be fun. Therefore, I am following your lead and off...

I also would like to thank everybody who has been involved in bringing us the Bakersfield Swap Meet over the years. Guys and gals like you are awesome. And, I would like to let it be known that if there is to be a "younger" team of volunteers gathering to carry on this tradition in 2022 I would like...

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The Horseless Carriages did this tour last year, ....Model T's at the end.

- My very good friend in Lomita, CA. is terrified that he will scrape his precious "original" front hubcaps when he loads and unloads his Model Ts. He uses an awkwardly thin tilt-trailer with ominous chisel grade steel fenders. Because of this, some poor sap usually gets recruited to precision guide...

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I thought it might be fun to bump this thread back up to the top because it's happening again starting May 31, 2021. Details are listed in the Activities Calendar section of your most recent Vintage Ford Magazine. ...or, you may email me at NewNorthSouth@gmail.com
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The Flyer
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Dan: You need to come to Sonoma this coming Friday. Steve

- Hello Fellow Model T-ers, Would anyone out there happen to have, or know someone who has, a #31376, 58 tooth, 8 pitch speedometer drive gear. This was a specific hub-mounted gear made by Stewart Warner specifically for 1926/ 1927 Model T wire wheels. It is referenced on page 72 of Russ Furstnow's ...

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I spoke to the seller, Jay, yesterday morning and he told me that
this 1911 "Super Touring" has been sold.
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I’ll go if possible I need info. - It might help us all get "more info" if you call Mr Rich Huggins, telephone number above, and ask him to post the answers to all your questions. So far, I understand this to be a Brass Era, PreWar only swap meet on May 1st and 2nd, 2021 in Maricopa AZ. Rich is als...

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I also would like to go to this swap meet. If you have questions you can call Rich. He's listed both his telephone number and his email address.

It may be small this year but this could be the beginning of something big. I'll be looking for a couple of small brass dashboard clocks.
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The 3-Day Sonoma Mountain Run in Northern California is only two weeks away.
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Out of ST George Utah

: Out of ST George Utah

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I thought that this classic Ed Archer legend only existed in folklore.
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- Hello Fellow Model T-ers, As we start looking at a post covid world, here are nine upcoming ways to get you and your Model T out in the fresh air. Believe it or not, it's my intention, (with the exception of Chicasha), to make all of them. Wish me luck. And, I hope to see you out there too, ...wit...

Utah Canyon~2.jpg - Please come join us in Panguitch, Utah for the UTAH CANYON TOUR , hosted by the Southern Nevada Model T Club and the Model T Ford Club of Southern California. April 26 - 28, 2021. Tour Plan: Sunday, April 25th Trailer, after the Speedster Run, 2 hours from ST George to historic ...

- Mr Jelf, Rich Huggins will be emailing you. His kind of energy is good for our club. You might want to call him at (520) 827-0295. I called him this morning in response to your above post. He told me that his Southwestern Brass/PreWar Swap Meet is still very much on. So, I cut and pasted the follo...

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Way to go Freighter Jim.
It looks like it is taking off. Events like this are good for our hobby and have become few and far between. Thank you for putting it on. I will be looking forward to attending. I know it can't be easy. Best of luck as you and your team refine the plan.
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Rich,
This is great news. Early May works well for me. And, I like the way you're packaging the event. See you there.
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Joan,

This is a really cool thread. I don't know enough to answer questions but I would like to ask if the 3-panel rear window and/or the demountable rims might help date the car?

So are we discussing three different meets, or two? Camp Verde in November would be one. Is Phoenix one single meet with a choice yet to be made between April and October? Or are folks planning two Phoenix meets, one in the spring and the other in the fall? Steve, As far as I am concerned, there is...

Before setting up a pre-war meet in Arizona for April '21, Has someone contacted the National HCCA and the Kern County T folks to confirm that their April meet is canceled forever. We don't want to end up with conflicting meets in April next year. We don't hear much on this forum from the Bakersfie...

The Phoenix car show swap meet and tour is in the works April May dat will be announced soon! just need the Model T Club.s to climb on board if not than i might half to be the promoter and promote this the event i don't want that! Phoenix model t people want this event and have spoken! This is the ...

- OK, Lee is awake now. He told me to pass on that his 09 was Number 452 and it had the original red lining inside the top. And, he wanted me to say hello to you Pete and that he hopes to see you on the Malibu Renegade Wildcat T Tour March 12-16th. And, share stories about your father and your uncle...

- Hey Pete, I enjoyed meeting you on the Rose Parade Route Tour last month. Here's a photo taken of my father, Lee Chase, who is still touring with our Southern California Chapter. It was with his 2 pedal car. When he wakes up I will call him so that I may include more details about it. By the way, ...

An authentic 1915 Touring that is in "good" condition and is mostly original is worth around $17,500.00 A 1912 version of the above is worth a bit over $20,000.00 A well put together Model T Speedster is worth somewhere between $10,000.00 and $15,000.00 with more value added for expensive upgrades ...

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My 1912 Warren Speedster currently in Santa Rosa, CA. It will be under me and my navigator on Sun Country Model T Club's Saint George Utah Speedster run in April and on the 3 day Utah Canyon Tour immediately following.
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- What I like so much is these Phoenix guys don't want to "take over" the Bakersfield Swap-Meet, they just want to provide a Brass Era/ Prewar alternative until such time Bakersfield can be revived. Holding it either before or after the summer heat would be good with me. And, Rich, I would like to h...

MTFCA Member #29, Lee Chase, and friends still touring, this time in the desert

- Bakersfield Swap Meet in Phoenix ...a good Idea. Hello all those Brass Era/ PreWar hobbyist who are disappointed that our beloved Bakersfield Swap-Meet has been canceled this year and therefore has an uncertain future. Don't give up hope. Because, there is a contingent of avid Model T-ers in the ...

- Original post removed by author. Many Californians support Jim and Miss Montana on this November swap meet and those of us who can will plan on attending. We just think that it will probably be too cold to climb up to those higher elevations (that surround this event) driving in open Model Ts. So,...

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Hello John,

Another "Rock Star" driver will be joining your prestigious club at the Malibu Hills Non-Tour Awards Lunch, Sunday March 14th. You as the past winner should be there to present this coveted honor like they do at The Masters in Augusta .

Smiles

Sounds interesting. I wonder if a longer tour would be a good idea in November.

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You guys are such "RENEGADES"

Received your emails Steve, thanks for contacting me. Friday night libations and Saturday sounds good to me. For Sunday I'm probably not the best to find a park or a scenic drive. Dennis Mattock (our club President) will be contacting you. He's lived in the area all his life and probably has a bett...

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PARADISE COVE BEACH CAFE, Malibu, CA.

Click the link below. This place is awesome!!!
So are the roads to and from it.

https://www.paradisecovemalibu.com
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Dennis Prince wrote:
"You guys have a different definition of camping out in the hills."

Hey Dennis, did you see that our $88 a night campout site has a jacuzzi? -Smiles

- Steve, Also, the LaQuinta Inn, Thousand Oaks has ample truck and trailer parking set aside for that weekend. Their two bed queen rooms are $88/night total. Telephone #: (805) 499-5910. Anthony at the front desk is our ally. My family is trailering in from Hollywood and staying there on the nights ...

- - **UPDATE** EXTENDED through lunch Monday, March 15th. Hello all, I just heard through the grapevine that those un-organized Model Ts that will independently be tooling around the Malibu Hills on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, March 13th - 15th will be parking their trucks and trailers at, and wil...

- Here is My 1915 Touring. It has a period correct Ruckstell two-speed rear axle and external Rocky Mountain Brakes. Other than these touring luxuries and the bulb horn being relocated to the exterior it is pretty much original. Still hand crank start. Did you see the red 1912 touring in the "Classi...

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POST TOUR SNOW STORM IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

Hey Norm,

Check out this link (below) that Casey O'Cain submitted. The snow fell shortly after we all returned to our warm homes.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/snow-fa ... k-75460114

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Here, tool in hand, is our saintly trouble truck driver Mark. He rescued 5 drivers in 3 days.
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The Man and the Machine
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Miracle Springs Spa Hotel, Desert Hot Springs.

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Sunday at the Bar B, Mary Pickford's Ranch.

- The Winter Joshua Tree Wildcat Tour 2021 Some will tell you that we weren’t supposed to journey out of our garages last month but, oh boy, ...we sure were glad that we did. Here is a short recap of this unexpected experience. Friday, January 15th, at the Palm Springs Visitors Bureau and Miracle Sp...

- My 15 touring had a wind-flap when I bought it. It was very helpful when we drove through a mile long swarm of bees on the Bakersfield Tour. I ordered a new original style top when the old one became too tattered. Classique sent it to Ernie Romez Upholstery in Chula Vista without a wind-flap. I wa...

There are now better photographs at the top of this thread.

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Hello fellow Model T-ers,

My "new to me" 1912 Warren Speedster has a Model A manifold and carburator. Would any of you have a suggestion on where I might find an air cleaner that would fit in these tight quarters?

Thank you for any ideas you may offer.

Steven

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I want to thank all of you for your useful comments above. You have got me thinking about far more than my original question. Because of this thread, the trailer and Chevy will be taken to a professional hitch shop and be thoroughly checked out.

Cheers,
Steven

Steve Lang of Lang's Old Car Parts was right.
See update to original post up top.

- Hello fellow large trailer pullers, Yesterday I purchased a 1999 8'x20' Pace aluminum enclosed auto-hauler. My 2019 Chevrolet tow vehicle has the factory tow package with "tow mode" and a 7 prong plug. The trailer's plug matches the Chevy's, and its running lights, break lights, turn signals, and ...

As usual, Original Smith was at the HCCSC annual New Year's Day Holiday Excursion in Pasadena, California. He had this 1915 Touring arrested for a code 56.75.20, "bastardization of bulb horn placement".

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Well......., It just so happens that I will be touring with this "Original Smith" character today, New Years Day, along the Tournament of Roses route. I will be sure he knows about this thread.

- Original Smith, and "T Masters" like him, are good for our hobby and good for our Club. It's my experience that, more often than not, home garage mechanics who have accumulated decades, (in this case 60+ years), of Tin Lizzy maintenance knowledge are not willing to tinker on cars along side the ge...

- Steve Lang was right. The final outcome of the problem posted below was that the previous speedometer cable "key" sheared off in the swivel when the speedometer head imploded and seized with 35 mph of force. This is why the beautiful new $225.00 reproduction cable with brass ended casing, that Lan...

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Thank you everyone. This was excellent information. I will be following the distilled water recommendation with 1-1/2 cups of Stay-Lube soluble oil added to the full radiator.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Steven

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Hello fellow Model T-ers,

I just had my radiator repaired and flushed. I'm starting anew. I ordered a quart of water-soluble oil from Amazon. Can any of you tell me how much of it I need to put in my refreshed Model T radiator along with the garden hose water?

Thank you in advance.
Steven

- Hello Fellow Model T-ers, I found one on Christmas Day. A 1999 aluminum 8x19 Pace Auto Hauler. It was unexpectedly difficult to find any suitable enclosed trailer (new or used) here in California. Previous post: Would any of you know of an enclosed trailer in decent condition that might be for sal...

- Hello Fellow Model T-ers, Would any of you know of an enclosed trailer in decent condition that might be for sale in California, Nevada, or Arizona? I can get by with interior dimensions of 7'x12', (it's to store a speedster), but larger will be OK. Steven (323) 497-0601 I Am Looking to Buy a Used...

Hello David,

Does this photo help answer your question?

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Hello Fellow Model T-ers,

Would any of you know of an enclosed trailer in decent condition that might be for sale in California, Nevada, or Arizona? I can get by with interior dimensions of 7'x12', (it's to store a speedster), but larger will be OK.

Steven
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If anyone out there has (or may know where one is) a "working" brass dash clock I sure would like one for my new 1912 speedster. I know about Ebay.
My email address is in the attached picture.

Ruckstell and/or Rocky Mountains?
Thank you,
Steven

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I found Royce and he is a really swell guy. Because of his expert advice I now have a beautiful period correct brass ended speedometer cable and its housing on its way to my 15 Touring. No more insults from Original Smith, at least surrounding this part of my car.
Royce's website is posted above.

Hey Jim,
Why didn't you return Original Smith's and my phone call?
-Steven
(323) 497-0601

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:56 pm
He also has a website.
https://modeltfordfix.com/

Steve,
Thank you very much. I will try to get him here.
https://modeltfordfix.com/

He is on facebook. Send him an IM. Hello DHort, Unfortunately, I do not do facebook. Maybe one of you kind fellow Model T-ers might "facebook" Royce for me and alert him that Steven Chase from Sausalito, CA. would like to chat with him. My telephone # is (323) 497-0601. My email address is: NewNort...

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Does anyone know how to get in contact with "Royce in Dallas TX"?
He posted a speedometer thread way back in 2014 and I would like to chat with him about it.

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Why does my engine labor when I honk my magnito horn?

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Bob,
These are metal. The originals are porcelain.
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Reproduced my 1915 California license plates. What do you think?
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I went with the "Romona T.B." temporary-permanent fix. High temp gasket silicone. So far it's not leaking. I will fill the oil pan up to the upper petcock until such time I need to pull the engine for other reasons. Thank you all for your generous guidance.
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Here's a picture. This Forum will not allow me to post a video of the insert spinning around as I turn the brass fitting counterclockwise.

- So, ...I was trying to remove the aftermarket 'Sight Gage' glass tube thingamajig from the lower petcock port on my oil pan so that I could replace it with a beautiful brass Ford petcock that Original Smith gave me. A simple enough job, so I thought. To make a long story short, it didn't come out....

I just heard that this car sold yesterday to a really cool "gentleman" just a few miles away. He got a great deal.

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Hey Tony,

Great video.
Please remind me, is this the T that you tried to start by holding the industrial drill motor to the crank and got flipped over head first onto your barn floor?

Smiles.

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Scott,
The trailer was unhurt.
Smiles

- DAY SIX on the GOLDEN GATE TOUR Today was our final day of touring. We began by threading ourselves over charming little one lane backroads flanked by cottage wineries and family farms. Then we followed the banks of the Russian River through a redwood forest and out to the grassy shore of the Paci...

- DAY FIVE of the GOLDEN GATE TOUR On Friday, June 5th, we were joined by four members of the Motherload Model T Club, of Auburn, CA, and meandered through vineyard covered hills and oak tree lined valleys. The Calistoga Inn & Brewery provided a delightful lunch for us on their garden patio and MTFC...

- DAY FOUR on THE GOLDEN GATE TOUR We are now in the California Wine Country. Perfect skies once again. Today, we left our Mill Valley hotel and twisted north through the majestic inland grasslands of Marin and Sonoma Counties. We were without cell service and gas stations for 85 miles. As you can s...

- Day Three of The Golden Gate Tour Today we had perfect California weather for our trip to the famous houseboat communities of Sausalito. We then crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and onto the historic San Francisco Presidio for a catered gourmet picnic on the parade grounds. This was followed by a ci...

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More Day Two Photographs
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- Day Two of Golden Gate Tour Social Distancing Today, as you can see, was another spectacularly beautiful virus-free day. We traveled out to Coastal Marin County, over the Panoramic Highway, to little Bolinas for a catered picnic in the park, then north to Point Reyes Station, and back to Mill Vall...

Some more Day One Photographs

- DAY ONE on the GOLDEN GATE TOUR We spent this perfect sunny afternoon heading west working ourselves all over the Golden Gate Headlands Nation Park from Fort Cronkhite to the Nike Missile silos to Battery Mendall's bunkers overlooking the Pacific Ocean, to Fort Baker inside the Golden Gate and fin...

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I thought it might be fun to bump this thread back up to the top because it's happening again starting May 31, 2021. Details are listed in the Activities Calendar section of your most recent Vintage Ford Magazine. ...or, you may email me at NewNorthSouth@gmail.com
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Boy!!! You guys are real pioneers. This is the first tour that I have heard of since this whole Covid19 mess started. Your courage and obvious love of the hobby will lead the way for other Model Ts to get out and tour. I think this is wonderful.
Way to go, ...you rebels.
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MTFCA member #29 will be celebrating his 91st birthday on this tour. Here he is way back in 1960 with his '09 Touring and his dingy The Titanic.
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- FWD: From Model T Lee Hello all my friends, "I have been reading your words and am touched by your overwhelming support. There only appears to be two of you who are advising me to stay at home. As we all know, there are always a couple of those. Please know that no one actually coming on this t...

I know Jeff (on left) - the other fellow is a buddy of his - a brother Centerdoor owner ! That purple Center Door belongs to Mr Brad Lusk of the Motherload Club. He is a wonderful guy, chocked full of decades of Model T knowledge. What you may not know is that he recently had his leg fractured. He ...

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Looks like this tour just picked up another famous California Model T-er.
Does anyone recognize him?
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...and, believe it or not, there are still a couple of "late-comer" spots available. So, you may now jump in too.

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Is anyone interested in touring with us next week in Northern California?
Golden Gate Tour, June 1-6, 2020
(323) 497-0601
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You made me laugh George. That's pretty funny.
I like the idea of increased confidence in breaking. This makes modern hydraulic disks appealing. What would this cost? ...And, what pitfalls if any, other than aesthetic, would there be?
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I find this whole thread totally invasive and inappropriate. It is none of anyone's business except for #29 and his family. How would any of us like to have a family member scrutinized like this on a public forum? "I have been reading your words and am touched by your overwhelming support. Please k...

Gitty Up!!! Less than a week away. Are you sure you don't want to fill one of the available late-comer spots?

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