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In addition to the aforementioned awards banquet, the MTFCI Midwest chapter also had a Model T bingo day (bingo squares are Model T part names, not numbers), and next month is a coil tech seminar. "Monthly" driving tours traditionally start in April and go through October.

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Looking forward to it, Mark!

How do you guys plan on notifying folks when the host hotel is accepting reservations?

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1924 Roadster. In overall good shape, with some paint missing from rear corner of the turtledeck. Runs well. Good touring car. Rear end has been rebuilt. Has a high compression Z-head. Electric start. Demountable rims. Top is in good shape Trying to thin the herd down a little. Asking $9,000 I'm pos...

Bob- Were you simply looking a build sheets, or were these for surviving cars? I'd love to see some 1911 bodies that are known to be Kelsey-Herbert, American Body Co., or Milburn. : ^ ) Keith Surviving cars. If you'd like photos of particular areas, I can take some. I would caution that there has d...

I like your guess on the words.

Looking at the "Chassis Assembly" writing a bit closer I think I'm seeing "1912 Front end......". What might that last word be?

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Thanks, Ed!

Allan, the ad Ed posted seems to indicate they do have bushings?

These are on a 1911. Anyone know the make?

More 1911 build sheet mystery. This is a different vehicle. There are three issues here. First, the vertical writing in the "Chassis Assembling" section. The first line appears to read "1910 side oil lamp brackets". But what is the next line? The Benson read the beginning as "1912" and I lean that w...

Thanks for the K.H., Dan. I agree about the word "Dixon". I was wondering if the "ship to" state could be "Ind". The "I" doesn't look like a typical cursive "I". But that might allow the city to be Earl Park, Indiana. A small town. However, the word "Park" is written across the top of build sheet ne...

I just got a build record for a 1911. The Benson center provides their interpretations of the build record and then they give a scan of the build record itself. They also provided a "key" that explains some of the notations used on the build sheet. The key also identifies the various suppliers of la...

We use three different trailers. Two enclosed and one open. The open is a tiltable, double-axle with brakes. And is older than me! Satisfied with it and if I only could have one I wouldn't mind having an open one, unless I was moving around T's during the winter (road salt) Pros: - much easier to mo...

I haven't done a lot of headlights, but here was my very simple method. Remove the headlights from the car. Place a neoprene mat on the floor (I used one of those mats you use to protect your fenders while leaning into the engine bay of your muscle car). Put the headlight face down on the mat. Use y...

A restoration. He was entered into the Stynoski judging but a carburetor problem prevented him from being able to drive the car. Driving the car is a requirement for eligibility. So perhaps next year?...... Also, here is some drone footage on Facebook from the tour stop at Pleasant View Bakery in Am...

For some photos from the event you can see a Google Photo album at
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZsQQgGKXUD2D6j6V8

Also, Steve Shotwell is posting his photos from the tour, along with others at:
https://sshotwell.com/23mtfci

The 66h Annual Tour of the MTFCI will be in Baraboo, WI this year, July 16-21.

You can find information at our tour website: https://www.2023modelttour.com/

We hope to see you there!

Bob Solak
2023 MTFCI Annual Tour Chairman

Wow...14 Ts hauled away on trouble (a.k.a. vulture) trailers! Gotta be a record. Otherwise at least they had great weather. The weather was truly awesome this year. In regards to the 14 T's, if I understood the info correctly, four of those 14 just ran out of gas. And I'm not sure if the other 10 h...

Wally and Fran on the road.
2010 MTFCI Annual Tour, Rapid City, SD

Wally and Dave judging cars at the Midwest Chapter's annual restoration contest.

2010 MTFCI Annual Tour, Rapid City, SD

Median household income in 1971: $7,626 in 2017: $60,145 So if you said a non-brass T was $2,000 in 1971, it represented 26% of the median household income for one year. That would equate to a cost of $15,773, today. A non-brass runner could be had for much less than that today. If you use a brass T...

FYI, I've added some videos from 1972, 1976, and 1978, including some more Montana Endurance Race and some AACA events that Clem Englmann had filmed. RE: brass car costs. I took a look at a few issues of the Model T Times from 1971. Here are some For Sale prices from the time: 1911 Torpedo, fully re...

I have made a few additions from 1971 to the Youtube channel, including some footage of what I assume is the Montana 500 from that year. I'll be posting additional videos throughout the day. And more will be on the horizon. Your best bet is to "Subscribe" to the Youtube Channel so that you get notif...

All: I've created a Youtube channel for the Midwest Chapter of the MTFCI for the uploading of old home movies taken by chapter members. The first batch of videos is now complete and includes one short reel of a 1955 parade, and several club events form 1960, including the annual International tour. ...

Howard Gustavson passed away last week. He was editor of the MTFCI Model T Times for over 30 years and a fixture on the annual tours. Here is the obit. HOWARD GODFREY GUSTAVSON On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Howard Godfrey Gustavson, of Boca Raton, Florida, loving husband, father and grandfather, pass...

The MTFCI Midwest Chapter lost a long time member, John Gross. For those of you who have enjoyed the ice cream social on the MTFCI Annual Tours, John was a long-time sponsor of that event. Here is some of the obituary John F. Gross, age 98, former many year resident of Des Plaines passed away on Tue...

I was poking a bit more around the internet and, while I can find mentions of the "Detroit Model T Club" here and there, they aren't listed as a Chapter of either the MTFCA or MTFCI on those organizations' websites. But I know that sometimes those things don't get updated. Does anyone know if they a...

Those interested can read the article on line here http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/21513/100_years_later_dearborn_confronts_the_hate_of_hometown_hero_henry_ford Like most here, I've heard about Ford's anti-semitism and it isn't really disputed. But I cannot say I am sufficiently knowledgeabl...

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Thanks for your work!!!

I would go out on a limb and suggest that most members would agree with you IF we came across a true Rip Van Winkle car. However, what are really the odds of that happening anymore? And I mean a completely untouched car that maybe needs a new set of tires and a once-over of the internals to get up a...

I had the exact same problem as the OP and had to clear all my cookies/cache to get it to let me log in again.

The remaining problem is that I still have to click "login" even though I told Chrome to remember my login info for site.

Near the beginning of each topic title, or subject title, is a little symbol, icon, whatever, that looks like a little picture of a red piece of paper with the upper right hand corner folded over, or "dogeared". So what does THAT mean? If you click on the little red piece of paper it takes you auto...

If you're looking for a good series to watch that contains a Model T repeatedly thoughout I'd recommend Peaky Blinders (on Netflix), about a gypsy family-run gang in the underbelly of London. Very violent, very rated R. But very entertaining. As they're working class boys, the T fits. See this webpa...

Yes, I saw that. I was more interested in changing color on just a particular topic. Thinking through it more, the "ignore topic" option would probably be more helpful. That way if a topic about, say, which grade oil is best is no longer worth reading, you could hit "ignore topic" and then it will b...

Another option would be an "ingore topic" option. So that if I'm not interested in reading a post about Chickasha, I can "ignore" the topic and it will never be turned red on the main page even if there are new posts in the topic.

Chris, I'm sure you've got a ton on your plate getting this thing up and running. Here's one for the nice-to-have list. Does phpBB have an option for a button or checkbox or some way to mark a topic as "read" without having to go into it. I know that when I log on, my eyes go straight to the topics ...

A good reason to use a user name different from your real name is that it keeps you at least one step removed from someone doing a Google Search on your name. The most obvious example is for a current or potential employer . If they google your name and find that you are posting to a Model T Forum 2...

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