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A side note to the Fisher Body Plant 3, is that in 1917 GM owned Fisher Body, and in 1917 GM build the new assembly plant at Foothill Blvd and 73rd Ave in Oakland Ca to build the new 490 Chevy. Fisher Body moved their west headquarters to that location in Oakland for Chevy and remained there until ...

Thanks, Tom, for putting all these up over the months, and giving us all not just good entertainment, but a load of historical reference on the way about how things were way back when.

The body stamps were according not to Ford but his contractors who made the body (in 1914 there were 4 or 5), while they;re not technically a "VIN-worthy" number, you can usually (depending on the body builder) tell when the body was built... Example - my August '15 Touring (a relic from the Panama ...

I second the electro tank - that has worked miracles where others won't work... Once you get it apart, you'll need to paint the hood panels again it as it will leave the steel bare as a baby's bottom, but it will kill the rust. There are normally other considerations when using electrolysis (such as...

I've had the same result with Duct tape - a bad solution, and I've peeled the stuff (actually it fell off) the inside of wooden wheels. Also I've had tubes want to bind on the stuff, and a couple even tear - I used to use it on touring bikes, but after a couple failures like that, well, on a motorcy...

I found a better sample of whatever the green it was and have no clue if it's original. [/size] No, it's not. This is an original 1927 cutaway on display at THF. https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=165048&mode=view This is one of my favorite examples of Ford Engine ("Highland?") Green...

I'm curious (honestly so) why the organizers are so dead set against "outside" (external contracting) brakes... when we had that tragic accident, what was it, 2 years ago, where a car could not stop for the turn over the freeway and rolled, and now this one, where they lost the driveline, it would s...

I would certainly love to find a '27 T (actually ANY T) over here that I could afford, that would save it from the (deleted obscenity) (more deleted obscenities) that this Whistlingdip**** and his ilk want to destroy to somehow get "points" to "monitize" their abusive, destructive public behavior......

I wonder if you could go to a different State Police office, have someone familiar with horseless carriages do your inspection. While I don't like to do this in general, there is also the (in this case, appropriate) step of speaking to the inspectors supervisor, showing them the construction of the ...

If you really want to shoehorn a water shover in the mix, I'm thinking an Atlas pump may be the way to go... I like them better than most because they live down at the bottom of your radiator outlet, instead of next to the block inlet, so the risk of cavitation is minimal. Just my 2¢... Sus

My WAG on this is someone somewhere asked a question to the ChatGPD bot, it found us, and now it's decided to spread it's unfailing wisdom to the club...

Not enough room" EGADS and horrors!! You just need more cars for your goodies!!!!!

I refuse to watch this crap as it only feeds the nutcases ego... it's the same nihilist attitude that causes these daily mass shootings - "Look at what a POS I am, and all the attention you give me"... Seems to be a recurring theme...

This actually gives some ideas on how, if you wanted to reconstruct a T camperm it was built, how they got the most efficient use of space, and how, if one wanted to reproduce a vehicle like this, to make it happen...

Definitely no hate here - I think it's neat when you can take a 100 year old engine and use it as a test bed for a project. Lots of questions - A few to prime the (water) pump :lol: : (1) How are you timing the coil system? I get the Honda syatem as a "smart coil" but you need some way to time the t...

Good luck, Donnie... hope you get it!

Now tie a string looped through the hole and tie it off on your coil box Parachute cord is your friend. Tie one end to the key, the other to a good anchor point in the car. Then when it wants to go "deep transmission diving", or work its way off and drop, it's not going far... Or if authenticity is...

$100 and zero bids? Damn, I'm on the wrong side of the pond, or I would be all over this.

I absolutely agree, the brakes Larry was making (RIP, sir!) were first rate and worked. If I were still in the states, I would seriously give consideration to pooling some of my retirement savings and keeping these going... Heck, if I could do it here (can't due to the working while retired provisio...

And don't forget the guy in Florida who will be happy to send you a forged check for your stuff, he'll have someone deliver it and pick up the parts as he's currently working in (insert state here) with an Arizona phone number, he'll even throw in extra money if you'll pay the delivery guy... When I...

Yowza!! What a pretty car!!! Headlight-wise, you're up in the air with what to do... it looks like you could run a set of stock headlight mounts, if you can find the forked ones that opens up a lot of possibilities. The taillight(s) / brake light(s) are easy... hang under the body. As to a windshiel...

Brought 18K to the seller, and I gotta admit, even for a 1919 "composite 15", even tho a little rich for my blood (imo), it's still a pretty car, and someone is going to have a LOT of fun wiht it!

It's too bad that, for having been fully restored, someone stripped parts off it. Missing at least the coil box and speedometer, and that was just at first glance.

Someone's going to have to put some time and money back into it, red or not.

When I first saw the post, I could relate as I've had smoking trailer brakes! --lol-- Actually, GREAT aadvice, Jim... a lot of people forget that without brakes, your trailer can be a huge problem, ESPECIALLY if the unthinkable happens and it comes loose from your prime mover.... and if your brakes ...

For such sins the Gods have provided Heli-coils... I have used them on T's when I have forgoten to clean out head bolt holes, and on VW's for the error of stripping manifold bolts... they really DO work, and for this, they are a God-send.....

I think it's important to embrace the new and exciting experiences that come our way. Life is short, and we never know what tomorrow may bring. Another questionable post revitalizing a long past post. Bot? Checking the Magic 8 Ball from my youth... It's sources say... yes. Scammer, spammer, bot, so...

If you don't want the car, then pass it off o someone who does. You said "n the video I discuss options on what I could do to the fordor. I can't sell it as is cause something inside is clearly not right and I can't move my problems to someone else, it's just not the right thing to do." The RIGHT th...

I've had amazing good luck with Odyessy conventional batteries... they keep going and going... I had one in my truck that lasted 6 or 7 years... we had pretty cold and long winters, AGM's? Our Miata had NUMEROUS factory spec AGMs in it, because on various Miata boards they said "do NOT run a convent...

I put Angel up for sale,and I got SO MANY scam emails from it I ended up selling her locally on the HCCA site and STILL got Scammed from a local guy in Redding who got a lot of my goodies (like my original RAJO set up) for less than what my 15 was worrth.... Seriously, if I didn't love old cars to m...

Every time I see one of these posts, I wonder where the 1915 Saxons or Willys or Studebakers are today... These are very nice and well built cars, tho they're not T's, but they're still good cars =for their day!

Here's the question... Whats the draw of your carb VS the intake limitations of whatever your filter you intent on putting there// i see people putting Briggs and stratton air filters on a much larger motor than their lawn mower, yet somehow this is OK... Even a Holley G has a far greater CI intake ...

Putting the car before the horse... or in this case, below the horse!

This reminds me of a topic in the Ford Service Bulletins about the Improved cars and increasing legroom in the coupes... I wonder if this was being done back in the day, and Ford finally realized it was a good idea to maybe make this available on all his cars... I always kinda thought the package tr...

We all get older, and we know someday we gotta go meet St Pete, but damn... ALL the good ones are checking out too damned soon. All I can figire is the big man upstairs needs help getting his T's running or something... Damnit, Bill we here will remember and miss you. You were one of the rare few wh...

... I watched a fellow pinstripe motorcycle tanks and saddle bags and it drew a huge crowd. His work was elegant to say the least and those who had him work on their cycles were ecstatic. The funny thing was he was drinking Jack Daniels right out of the bottle and could barely stand up. I've wached...

I may not be seeing the whole picture, but - Testing direct to battery (wire to tip to shell (or other tip) to battery) if one of the LED bulbs is NOT working when hooked directly to battery the LED bulbis at fault. If said bulb doesn't work one way but then does work the other, the internal rectifi...

M&M speedster Fabrikoid consists of cotton cloth coated with pyroxylin (a less nitrated nitrocellulose, dissolved in castor oil, alcohol, benzene and amyl acetate). Fabrikoid has been used for luggage, bookbinding, upholstery and dress trimmings I always liked this approach - kind of like the old t...

Next would be a very early starter/generator car, probably a roadster, followed by an Improved T, probably a 2 passenger, followed by a fairly early (say, open valve) brass car... Somewhere in there would (of course) be a speedster and a commercial car... Did I mention a TT? I won't even get into Fo...

Take a 3 gallon feed bucket from your now abandoned horse (Ol' Dobbin won't mind, especially he's now grade A Ponyburger) and fill it 1/4 of the way with freshly harvested asphalt grindings from an old road. Make sure they are from old asphalt roads, as if the asphalt is too fresh, your car will thi...

Re #'s 20 and 21..

"I'll take wicked fast looking speedsters / racecars for 400, Alex..."

Beautiful collection (as always), Tom, Happy New Years and thanks!!!!!

We moved to Italy. I sold Angel (deep regrets there) to make the move, but I am now in serious 3 pedal withdrawl and hope to find something close by that I can get back into the hobby... If you know of a car for sale in the EU, please let me know. Extra kudos for a pre-16 (yeah, I'm a glutton for pu...

Just to clarify something (that scared the bejeezus out of me) I read above... Acetylene is NOT a "mix of gasses", but an actual pure chemical compound (C2H2) so using a mix (such as MAPP) is not going to work. As someone mentioned you will break stuff, cause a fire hazard, etc. Also the mini bottle...

Frontyboys post about the Buick can be eye opening for some! They wanted a authentic looking car for the movie. Not a over restored ‘trailer queen’ as some would say. I’m sure there will be some that look really great but to be realistic a good looking and running driver are the best looking ones i...

The realty is that cotton wicks are the same whether sourced from the USA or China... as long as they can wick Kerosene (K!) they will work. I've run both NOS wicks and repop chinese ones, as long as you know how to use an oil (eg Kerosene) lamp, they all work. The ones in my single rivet round cham...

I can't remember how to anneal solid copper gaskets so they're soft enough to keep working.. Can anyone help out??

MIELER would be cool... tho they would have to come with a warning not to modify the first "E" with a grinder as it may be an infringement...

If I wasn't moving to Europe I'd be all over this... Unfortunately transporting a car there proved to be darned near impossible (which is why I sold my 15)... but yeah, what a beauty!!!

I had a bunch of warped manifolds, so I started playing with them and a rosebud torch... The first one I tried to straighten in one fell swoop... fell it did, as it broke. Darn. Checked the next one - no cracks... Heated it slower, again, tried to straighten in one shot - pulled a crack. Darn again....

Having that car creep when you start it would make it a smashing success...

Interested in the "improved" spindles... will PM you later.

I found one out by my well house... strangely enough, I couldn't find the one which usually lives in my tool box, and one appeared out of nowhere. I've tried removing hubcaps using "modern" tools, and that gentle oblique curve on the "inside" of the 1349 matches the oblique curve on the hubcap... Of...

Just to add my 2 cents - on the early split rims you have to collapse the rims to get the tire on... it's why they (eventually) made drop center rims, so you didn't need to un-align your rims to put your tires on. DO NOT try to put on SS 4.40-21's on split rims without "breaking" your rims, you will...

Blockley did the hobby a huge service by having tires (OK, Tyres) built with modern compounds and modern manufacturing oversight... While I love my non-slids as motorcycle tires, if he had something similar in a 28x3 I might just be tempted... as to the modern compound T tires... we've needed this s...

I had a real problem once with the original starter on my car, seemed to be damaged beyond repair, but the doc gave me a cortisone shot in the affected elbow, put me on motrin for the back strain, and it cleared up just fine in about 6 months...

I suspect it's more a matter of technology being supplanted by newer (and improved) technology. Remember, the T was designed with one thing in mind - to get a relatively reliable vehicle out the factory door as rapidly as possible as cheaply as possible. Ford could have made changes or improvements ...

Hey Ed! That's actually an easy one - the photo was shot at night, with all the interior lights ablaze and a long exposure. It would look bright as day inside (even with the relatively poor incandescent lighting of the day as compared with "modern lighting") thereby making the agency "pop". With ele...

I like the horn... they should do this again, get people to look up from their cell phones... Tho the "green means stop"... don't think that caught on.

"Does the gear on the starter gear stay engaged all the time?" No - that is one of the misconceptions about these starters. The starter gear is specially cut to allow it to easily engage the ring gear. It's a two-stap process, first the gear engages, then the starter rotates, releasing the gear whe...

Just more evidence of Burro-cracy taking over sanity...

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That's the one... THANK YOU! Just took me back about, well, QUITE a few years!! (Mmmm... let's say... no, better yet, lets not!

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I'm assuming the canvas tarp placed conveniently over the windscreen is in respect to Mr. Richmond...

You have to admit - even though the owner probably gets his (or her) share of ribbing, that car has good bones... ... ...

I like the Mercury lowering bracket - a lot - you don't lose the strength or integrity of the original frame with the cut and weld method (which always seemed like it would introduce a weak point in the frame), and if you not only structurally bolt the addition to it (like putting a brace in a bridg...

Not just Friday the 13th, but the GRAVEYARD shift as well...

Hopefully there's no skeletons in its closet...

One of my favorites was climbing pikes peak - "While the big cars are stuck around the beanery, the Ford car goes up and enjoys the scenery."

Not sure when the photo was shot, but... what if it was during rationing in WW2... the WPA inspector comes by to check to make sure his pumps show the appropriate gallonage for the rationing coupons he has... but he's been getting gas on the black market and seling it without charging his customers ...

CA DMV used to allow "Touring" on the title, about the same time you got your R&W plate as a "Roadster" - then again, it was all free form, done by hand, and not via a mindless, faceless computer mainframe in Sacramento... It's a Convertable in current non-descript descriptors... true, it's only a 3...

So, who got it?

Don't laugh when I mention this, but for years, we used straight good ol' Sudzy Ammonia and a soft scrub brush to remove wax. Worked on tables, floors, and other furniture, so I can't see why, if it is a wax buildup, it wouldn't work on lacquer. I'm not sure about mineral spirits and wax... IF it's ...

Wow! All that was in that jar? I'm impressed - both by the quantity of "goodies" within, and the condition of them.

I would have never thought of "canning" T parts... but it seems that they weathered quite well.

Great deal on the coupe, and screaming deal on the tractor! Couple of folk are going to be pretty happy with their new projects, I betcha! And the club did good, too - coming off Covid, the proceeds will be a shot in the arm.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

A lot of people have died from exposure to Dihidrogen Monoxide. It's been a historically nasty chemical (related closely to Hydric Acid), probably killed millions over the centuries... what's more insiduous is it is naturaly occuring, and, when concentrated in large quantities, they actually build b...

I drive mine like it has no brakes anyway.😁 Wait a minute, Dallas... your car HAS brakes? Mine has a semi-retarder gradual slowing setting on the rear drums (OK, I do need new linings on those Pikes Peaks!) and an all out "stop" mode engaged by pushing down all 3 pedals (sometimes works)... but bra...

I see you could have had the 27 Roadster for sale out east by William, then he sold it to someone else. Yep... that's the one. I made contact with him, Set up to pull the money out of my retirement account, I sent him an email, said he didn't want to sell it to someone so far away... then he droppe...

Honestly, I just don't know... I was raised in this hobby, I want like nothing else to keep it alive... I keep trying to make things come together, and every time I think it's close, from car parts to build a speedster to an almost brass car to a few "improved cars", I pull the money out and then th...

Been in this hobby since I was a kid... so the T affliction really grabbed me early, and I've been there since I was maybe 9. So thanks, Pop!! I've tried to get a "newer" car, but every time, for some silly reason, when I say I'm interested, people not only say "No, I don't want to sell it to YOU", ...

Hadn't heard from you, and you said you didn't want to sell it to someone across country, so I figured you decided to keep it...

What he said is true... ANY museum has a maximum amount of floor and storage space... once that's been reached, it's a sorting game as to what to keep and what to get rid of.... I could talk about "bad museum experiences", which is why I rather detest them in general... but the reality is, unless yo...

I'm wondering if the 30x3.5 tubes will work in my 30x3 tires (or tyres)... If they don't have the thumpa thumpa of the "t drivers" nor the 1 year sidewall cracks that my "non-skids" had , I'll be thrilled. I do wonder how they'll perform on dirt/gravel (as we have a lot of "authentic" roads up here ...

Hell, that had me roaring... guess I was raised in a different era, as I found the humor in it... Had one relative who wanted to be buried face down so everyone could kiss his, er, "posterior". (Unfortunately for him it wouldn't happen as he was cremated... which would have really burned his, um, ye...

John nailed it. The reason they finally kicked out good ol' Ethyl from your can of gas was it had a detrimental effect on these cute little platinum-impregnated pellets (or coated screens) in this new-fangled device called a Catalytic Converter that helped scrub some of the nasty uglies out of your ...

Absolutely, thank you Tim, for all that you do!!

What a terrible shock... You know this happens, but when you hear about it it kinda just floors you. RIP, Stan...

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It’s not model T so get it outa here!

Even worse, it is either a GM or a GMT chassis... The horrors!!!

Oops, I see Davis already claimed them... darn. Any idea for a good substitute that works?

Sending email... need 2... thanks!

California's chemical laws are just flat silly (yes, I know I live there)... you now cn't buy liquor over 120 proof... knocking a few sipping whiskeys, finer rums, ec right off the bridge deck. Fortunately it's only a 2 1/2 hour drive to other states where such silliness does not reign, so when thin...

Sent a PM to you...

Here's the dilemna... I have a T that has magneto headlights. We all know the extreme light out put of those headlights (traveling at the speed of dark!). Add to the fun, if one light goes out, so go they both. Blackout. Wheee.... Add to this the '15 taillights have a flaw where on the tourings, the...

If you do a robe rail, don't forget the blanket(s) that go on them... otherwise it becomes a grab point for passengers... which can become disastrous. With a car robe on it, it's less a temptation to make that the entry handle for some one to grab onto while hauling their overweight carcass into the...

Thank you, Dan!!! Needed this to start the rewooding of my top, been (for some reason) worried it be darned near impossible...

I have one, it's a better system (IMO) than the original Ford internal line IF YOU KEEP YOUR LINES TIGHT, mine flows a LOT of oil to the front of the motor... after running it I can't see a reason NOT to... it's like free oil for the front of your pan!

Lots of interest, and a very nice car, but unfortunately just not enough time to give someone here a chance to see it before you pulled it, or to figure out if they can get the $$ together for the car and shipping over the weekend...

Apparently built at the Shenzhen branch...

I'm starting to think they're all 3 post wonders...

... that need to be whapped upside their head with a 4x4 post. Just saying...

The bank of Fordlandia, Brasil, which is where they also make the paper for the checks...

Dealer Keys. It's easier to grab the master set to bring cars in and out, move them around, etc... that way the keys for the car didn't get lost. I'm not sure how many were available outside the "official Ford network" but if you ran a shop or dealership garage where you worked on a lot of cars, it ...

I think his white face is a "wound mask", fairly common in the post-ww1 era when people would survive a ghastly, debilitating event (say half his face blown off), as to appear normal in public... There was a popular TV show (Boardwalk Empire?) where one of the main characters lost a third of his low...

Gee, Dan... If you really feel the need to scrap it send it my way instead, I have a '17 motor that will likely not get a starter, and the iron hogshead is a LOT more durable (and less hard to get) than the aluminum version... They only made them for what, 3 years or so?

I believe Henry Ford thought that hemp fibers were a good ingredient in his attempts to make a composite car body in 1941. 61FCBEE0-15D0-4DE4-87FE-BEFA98C96D32.jpeg The (East) Germans did something similar for the bodies of the (infamous) Trabant... using cotton waste and resin for body panels. Whi...

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