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First time posting. I'm in need of Metz parts and would like to meet owners of Metz automobile. I'm posting here because I read this forum every day which has very helpful information on any car your working on. Any help would be appreciated.I can be pm here.Thank you Gene

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Just wondering how everyone in the north and middle part of the country are doing. I have heard about power outages, and clean water shortages, and even some food shortages. I am very thankful that things out on the southwest coast are warm and sunny. Only fallout here is a shortage of the COVID vaccine due to delivery problems.
I hope things...

Today I picked up a little vertical gas engine, Cushman Model C, 4hp according to the brass serial number tag. Tried looking it up on the internet, but kept getting Cushman Scooters and parts. Brass carb, looks fairly complete, except really rusty! Was just wondering if I got a good deal or zonked.
Going back tomorrow to pick up a '26 style...

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Identify this skunk wagon please ? Photo date unknown, as are the tribesmen.

Hello!

My name is Rob and I work at the Rhythm Discovery Center, a percussion museum, in Indianapolis. I was invited to register to this forum by the admin from the Model T club in order to ask you guys about something a little strange that I am hunting.

Basically I am wondering if anyone has any older brake drums from a ford that I can hear the...

Don't think I have ever seen this topic discussed on the Forum. Science channel has a series called Mysteries of the Abandoned and they had a segment on the plantation and city Henry built in the Amazon rain forest in 1928. He was going to grow his own rubber to cut out the middle man in the product. City housed about 2000 people, didn't work out...

I've seen conflicting reports about what became of Ford's first driveable automobile, the Quadricycle. Most sources say it was lost, and Henry Ford built a reproduction for his museum. I'm reading a fairly recent book that says he initially sold it for $200 to raise money, but he bought it back a few years later for $60. The book is: I Invented...

Anyone an antique radio expert ?

Trying to find some information on this Ford/Stewart Warner, but haven’t been able to determine the model or any identifying number.

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The remote is mounted to the steering column, and the radio unit is floor mounted.

There are...

70B44BE4-FCDC-403A-90AD-8B6F7B345B6D.jpeg I’m looking for some ideas on the best way to strip rust and paint from a frame, axles, springs, and rear.
Wire wheel, chemicals, sand, scrap???
Thanks for your ideas.
Robert Bente
Redding, Ca.

You all know Uncle Stan Howe as an automobile carburetor restoration specialist. Stromberg OS might just be a specialty...
I know something others may not know... Stan does Old Tractor carburetors too. Sshhh...

Note how Old Tractor and OT fit together? Huh? Huh? See it? Huh? :lol: :lol: :D

Just wanted to show a carb that Stan had put on his...

hi, If I use the image of ford model T in the flyer or some other infographics. I just want to know this before publishing my article about mallet putters. I want this image is on putters grip because I love this model too much. It is always my favorite. I feel proud If this image is on the grip of putters which I will sell on my affiliate...

Back story . I can't recall the values but we regularly replace the condensers with capacitors in our model T coils. Old news.
I have orange drop capacitors for my Twin City tractor magnetos that we also regularly replace the aging condensers. Old news.
American Bosch ZR-4's, U-4's and would be perfect for DU-4's also. Funny, some replacement mags...

Seems as if their site doesn't like Mozilla based web browsers.
Tried to sign up to ask a question about a Howe Stromberg M-3 carb with a particular throttle lever for a National automobile owner in 2000-11.
Got in, typed in the answers yet something was wrong. The site didn't say what was wrong.
Thoughts?

A friend just sent this link to me. I thought some here would appreciate seeing this:

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I could have put this in the This was Trucking thread, but I thought it needed a airplane in crate.JPG special discussion.

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Ron Miller of miller’s machine shop in shandon Ohio is in the hospital this week with COVID. He has been up and down and we are praying for him. He helped me get into this hobby a few years ago and is a good friend. I am sure a bunch of you know him.

October 2019 I needed to get to Stutzman's to pick up some wheels,get an engine in Amherst (OH) and deliver an ebay sale item in Missouri. Seemed real easy to stop by Richmond,In and see the museum. I was a bit disappointed pulling into the parking lot,modern bldg,big but not huge. There was a young man in there manning the place and some other...

whats the best fix on the shift lever that allows the tranny to stick between two gears. i'm told the ball is worn,--weld and re shape ? i have not taken it apart yet, just trying to get some idea. thanks-- greg

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I never thought of these as actual automobiles and because of that I pretty much overlooked them as I studied old cars. Can anyone identify this little cutie ?? No wonder they terrified horses !

I just posted this on the main forum, but just in case it is considered off topic I will also post it here.
Just found out my T friend Lloyd Hansen, who has driven Ts all his life and has some great projects around his place (besides helping me out bunches with my T) is going to have a 4-way bypass and carotid artery bypass tomorrow morning...

A friend found this while looking at a 27 T...
Looks to be larger than a T. Anyone have an idea ?
The cowl lights are electric....

Part three of a multi part series on repairing a barn.

A seven passenger touring that was in the stable of the Boise Livery Co. Here in front if the Ellis Hotel, Placerville, Idaho. Date unknown.

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Happy Holidays Everyone!

Here's a fun picture. Not Fords (not Russia either :D ) probably mid-teens ?
Can anyone identify the cars in their stable ?

W. S. Jenkins & Sons established the Moscow Livery Stable, made the transition into the motor age and remained in business. I imagine there were many that did as well.

Christmas in New Zealand is summer time, time for the BBQ, gatherings and family holidays. This year the holidays have been domestically focused. No shooting off to Fiji for a week or the Gold Coast for a few days. As a result many ‘Kiwis’ have been discovering the beauty and spectacular landscapes quite literally at our own back door.

A benefit...

This time of the year, lots of people are looking for an old sign to Langs! Yes, an old Langs sign! hint say the last three words together! Now do you get it?

Anyone have experience with these gas burner to electric headlight conversions ?
(Langes)

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I love how model T's and acoustic music fit together. I know there is Stan and Mark, and others on this forum, who play and love Americana music. This would be my sound track to a T video. Part Aaron Copland, part celtic, part bluegrass. Please add your favorites. Enjoy.

I have a 48 volt electric 2012 Precedent Club Car golf cart with six brand new Trojan 8 volt batteries. I need an 8 volt battery load tester with which to periodically check the condition of the batteries. Does anyone know where I can find one of these? I have been looking online for several days and cannot find one anywhere. All the ones for sale...

Harnessing could be stressful.

The chassis and undercarriage of my 1912 Flanders 20 is a rather dark, yellowish cream color and needs a lot of touch-up. I removed and cleaned up my license plate holder as best I could to use as a color reference. I could have gone to a dedicated automotive paint store, but on a whim I decided to stop by Lowe's first. They only offer color...

I wasn't sure whether this qualified for On Topic or not. So playing safe with OT.

This is a 14 minute synopsis of the life of Carl Fisher, who was a key promotor many facets of the early development of automobiles, and yet his name is hardly noticed today.

Anyone have a source for headlight forks that have an approximate 9-3/4” c-c of forks ?

The standard T size is 7-1/2”.

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Need a pair for a set of Corbin lights.

IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT...!

8:00 am - I made a snowman in my front yard.

8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snowwoman.

8:15 - So, I made a snowwoman.

8:17 - My feminist neighbor complained about the snowwoman's voluptuous chest saying it objectified snowwomen everywhere.

8:20 - The gay couple living nearby threw a...

Went out to fill up the tank on these two. Both ran well after sitting for a month. The Charger is mine and the SuperBee is my wife's car.

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I was given this light by a friend who thought it might be auto related. There is no makers mark on the lamp.
Any information is appreciated.

Gene

Does anyone in the U.S. have a place to buy new replacement parts for a 1969 Renault 16. My dads car had a wiring issue, we have an old one that might be usable but I’d rather find him a new better quality replacement if possible.

Is any shop project ever really done ? Nope.Still got to install more floor tie downs and a winch and mount for it.
BUT so you folks won't think I have curled up in a Lazy Boy and become a key board Curmudgen, here is what I have been working on for hauling the T pickup.
I built this from scratch. I had the basic frame put together,no ramp or...

What's you oldest favorite, or maybe least favorite chainsaw? I just got my old Echo cs602vl running again, after several years of rest. I've owned it since the late seventies, and cut a lot of firewood with it! It suffered a melted piston after the fuel filter plugged up on it, and ran it too lean. This was 8-10 years ago, and I bought a good...

I think it is a fun thing to look into some of these old garages. Some of the photos I will put up have been posted before, but I will try to congregate them here. mechanic and car.JPG mechanics and car shop.JPG mechanics and a car2.JPG mechanics and cars.JPG tire shop mechanics.JPG

Occasionally on Saturday mornings while I'm at my desk doing stuff I'll put on Hopalong Cassidy. There is a cable channel here that plays 2 of his early 1950's TV episodes then 1 of his movies every Saturday morning. I enjoy the simple good guy always wins theme. It's a short, pleasant break from the news and realities of todays troubled world....

The OT thread about the recent election has been removed. I have just read and re-read the Forum Rules. I could find nothing in those rules that would warrant removing that thread. Just because one person didn't like the fact that it had political content is not sufficient reason to stifle civil, legitimate, rule compliant, and stimulating...

It must have occurred to someone that a pressed steel rim was better than the wooden spoked wheel in those days. I don't buy the argument that wood was lighter, because the vanadium steel at the time could have made a wheel as thin and strong enough to achieve the desired weight. Was it simply that back in the day, a wheelmaker only made wheels in...

Are we going to be able to go this fall?

Many of you may not know that the CARES Act, the huge spending bill passed by Congress in March to provide Coronavirus Aid, ALSO allows for a $300 tax deduction on your 2020 Taxes, IF you only claim the STANDARD DEDUCTION. (ie: you get both this charity deduction and the standard deduction. Usually if you don't itemized your deductions. there are...

No dates or details were given, other than this is CC Boswell, and his trusty White, stage driver from Grangeville to New Meadows (Idaho) for a number of years. The beast regularly negotiated Whitebird Pass. What power !

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Saw this on Craigslist this morning, looks like a great deal for somebody.

It is as if a heavy weight has been lifted-from the shoulders of America,
it is as if the Sun shines again after a long period of darkness,

It is as if a warm rain falls after a long drought,

it is as if a warm breeze blows by after a cold wind goes away,

now America can awake after a long sleep to a new day and a better future.

Darel 2020

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Found this interesting story with my daily Sports Illustrated. Supposedly the first car race.

I got a pair of them a few years back. A bit rough. IMG_20161113_142918256.jpg IMG_20170101_085616.jpg 11109.jpeg
Three parts engines later and a great friend l have this.

This morning our house phone rang at 8:21 A.M. The caller ID said it was Modesto, CA and showed a correct 209 area code with a phone number. I answered it. The caller (a mechanical voice) said, This is Amazon. We have detected potentially fraudulent activity on you account. If you did not recently make a $1,409,23 purchase please press 1. So, I...

Some of us will remain with a time period, some want 'bright & shiny', while there are still those of us who appreciate automotive history and current accomplishments. Trying to 'tire my eyeballs' and get to some sleep, I found a couple of articles to share:

(And, Ford ain't foolin'!)

I’m looking for a left hand thread axle nut. 3/4” with 20 threads.
If anyone has one I can purchase or know of a source, it would advance my project greatly.
Thank you, Bob

Not Model T but at funny read for most FORUM Members......hope you enjoy!!! Paul

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Went to the AACA meet in Gettysburg PA on Sat. Lots of great cars showed up even a tank.
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Guys: I am looking for a source for a part for a Kubota BH75 backhoe. Kubota is out and does not know when they will have what I need.
Anyone know of a tractor junkyard? Thanks Dan

C60E9C0D-D970-4936-BA89-965D6957520E.jpeg This beast showed up at our local Trunk or Treat yesterday. Of the cars shown (mostly late 50's to new) I have to say this was my favorite. Not currently driving, it's in conceptual stage. Frame and engine from a fire truck, axles from a Greyhound bus, cab is from a Diamond T truck. Photo doesn't do it...

I have been refurbishing some older knives I bought a while back wondering if anybody is interested in them :D

The Renze Company is a few blocks from where I work. Back in 1934, they did this. Why? I don't know. There are crowns on the hubcaps. I suspect that this was made for the Knights of Aksarben.
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Green with envy for who's gonna buy these !!
Wouldn't you like to own them both.... come on, 'fess up..

This one:

And this one:

Now where did i put that lottery ticket?

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It has one of the best additive packages of any oil.

Regular store price is less than you can buy it anywhere.

But for a limited time - buy $25 worth ( two gallons )
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Hi, I am looking for some round head, slotted machine screws #14 size, 24 thread pitch--an old standard but not common nowadays. I have done google search and get nowhere--they keeps showing me 12-24 screws which is NOT what I am looking for nor what I put in the search engine. AAAAAUGH!!
I only need about a dozen, length isn't critical as I only...

Hey, I found a lincwelder ac-225-s on the curb. See the picture for the stick holder that is missing the top part. Can the top part be purchased or do I have to replace the whole stick holder handle?

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I got here in a round-a-bout way after looking at some detail on John Lennon's 80th birthday ... what I found, and was intrigued with, was this photograph:

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I've seen it variously described as a 'Jalopy', 'Truck' and a Model A, depending upon the reporter, but I'd like to know what it actually is, and possibly if it...

And a little puzzle ? The photo was captioned Idaho Falls . Perhaps the dealer name is a clue. If any of these buildungs survived into the 1950s I don't recognize them. What model is it ?

-- BEEN COLLECTING HO-BRASS ENGINES STARTING IN THE 60S, --ANY MODEL RR,S OUT THERE ?, THE LAYOUT IVE BEEN BUILDING FOR THE LA ST 30 OR SO YEARS HAS REACHED COMPLETION , ERA---1860S--1925-- ALWAYS WANTED A LOGGING LAYOUT, I'M 83, TIME TO GET BUSY WITH THAT PROJECT, CAN I SHOW A PICTURE OR 2-of this layout I'm going to take apart?, perhaps...

This was posted to a British Austin group. It originally appeared in a New Zealand Austin magazine. How much work would it take to adapt it to a T? :D

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Is anyone familiar with this particular type of bar clamp and if it has a special purpose?

Is it missing anything?

The large crank and hand wheel/lock wheel has me stumped. It doesn't look like any of the varieties I have seen before.

I'm helping a fellow who is going through his father's collection of junk.

It's a Model T but the Chevrolet variety 1918-22 and about TT size. A fellow wants to buy it and I want to get it out of my yard. Anyone coming this way from that area with something to deliver and going home empty or going that way empty tp pick something up? He is in Athens Georgia. The thing doesn't have wheels and doesn't roll,I can set it on...

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Up for sale is my Mini-Kars Inc. Shriners Model T Go Cart.

I purchased it for my Granddaughter, about a year ago. The body is is great condition, along with the 6 Hp engine, tires, wheels and interior. ( Photos attached ).
The original two speed transmission ( 1 forward and 1 reverse ) was cracked and not repairable. I put in a brand new Pro-Gear...

One of the side effects of Covid19 is the return of Drive In Theatres. By staying in their cars, folks are able to maintain social distancing, a new Drive In is opening in Chico (CA) this week. Apparently they are sold out for the first nights!
Is this also happening near you?

My B-I-L just picked up 2 1916 Dodge project cars. Any body have a good forum to recommend?

My father had a couple 1932 Chevrolets years ago and I am finding a few parts on the shelf, searching the web I can not locate very many items and wondering if anyone here has any leads to what they are worth, I have a original cylinder head looks great, pressure plate ( rebuilt _ new head gaskets, and other gaskets, any help appreciated, Bob

I have a 2006 boat and trailer, which I purchased new. Everything seems to be working fine right now, but being the old poop that I am I've been thinking. What maintenance should I be doing on the axle hubs?

I seem to remember that the axle is a Trailer Buddy Axle by LIFP , but I'm not sure. Anybody have any input?

Thanks in advance for any...

I usually buy a new custom built enclosed car hauler trailer every 2 of 3 years.

But COVID-19 has created a shortage of labor & materials resulting in a delay for new trailer construction.

So I decided to replace the wood floor in my 35 foot custom enclosed car hauler.

I could not do this without help and I am fortunate to have made some good...

These two went home to learn working on the farm. For the last year, they have grown and learned people are your friend. Vacation at Landers spa is over. 20201002_100226.jpg
Probably around 1400 lbs each of pure green horsepower.

Did anyone watch the Discovery Channel show last night The Lost Lincoln ? Mark Osterman was one of the experts consulted towards the end of the first hour. It was a very interesting show, and nice to put a face and voice to someone that posts on the forum from time to time.

What non Ford cars from 1927 and earlier do you own?