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Others have done this and now it's my turn. I know we have some real car experts out their so like the guys on car talk used to do, I'm going to see if I can stump the chumps (no offense...) I'm going to post a photo from a car I recently saw sitting in a storage building and see if anyone can identify it. If no one gets it on the first photo I'll...

For all you fellow clock lovers... Several days ago, I was looking at the “Antiques” section of “Craigslist” and came across an 8’ tall, long case, rocking ship, Grandfather clock, circa 1837, selling for $1,200.00. It was made of beautiful Flame mahogany With a great elaborately painted dial and I immediately called the seller and asked to come...

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?

I know a couple of you fellas are clock repair/collectors.
Do I need to do anything other the take off the pendulum and weights ?
OK to lay on it's back, or should it stay upright ?
It's only coming from next door, I could hand dolly it over here.
TIA, Dave :)

I don't know if this is true but it sounds like something someone would try to get your personal information

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I hope you enjoy this:

We left our home Tuesday morning because PG&E turned off the power because of the fire danger and on our way to my brothers place in Dunsmuir we got notice that our house is under evaluation and that we would not be allowed to go back so that we continue down to Dunsmuir where we’ve been and we have no idea if her house is standing or not but if...

A friend of mine has 2 International trucks a 1932 and a 1935 they both run and are in very nice original condition, U searched Hemmings and e bay, just wondering what kind of price range he should ask, I know with out photos its hard, I will try to get some, Bob

First, I will say one reason I am posting this is I am really glad for MTFCA forum after this experience. I do understand that we get spammer/scammers on this forum and weed them out. But I hope it never gets to what I experienced on another forum.

Yesterday I bought some metal draw cabinets. My interest is for small parts storage. They happen to...

Back in the day, 20 horses was plenty for a Ford pickup. You just took your time in low gear going up hills. Nowadays we see people buying diesel tractors to pull their RVs just so they don't have to downshift. What is this mad obsession with power?

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

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Kelly came in the house with the Shepherd and said we have a problem! She said a calf is coming down the road. Nothing new when you live in farm country but this one was newborn today. Chord still soft and dangly. Yup, right down the center of the road. I went toward it fearing it would run into the corn field. Not a chance, it ran right to me...

Found this for sale in Germany on PreWarCar.com, it reminded me of another similar racer discussed some time ago that was supposedly the last one remaining, well... there seems to be another one or is it the same car ? Is it the real deal or what? anyone have a clue about this one ?

Have a look here :

I am not sure if this topic is in here someplace or not but I was encouraged to post on the subject from 2 other members so here it goes. Hope you guys like it. This is one of my other toy's or hobbies. 1926, 25 horse Witte throttle governed. Weighs about 4500 lbs, runs like a Swiss watch.

Today would be my dad's 111th birthday. He was never a Ford guy, but his first car was an early 1930 Plymouth Roadster, which he named Bonnie Jean.

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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...

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Sat in a concrete building with no windows and a very leaky roof for 15 years. Like a rain forest that never dried out. Engine condition unknown, body rough, any wood or interior and top are long gone. Its a desirable body and bed and cab are not bad. Wheels are really rusted and froze up. Whats a fair offer on this truck? A friend has it. He...

For some reason, I recently became interested in carrying a pocket knife. It’s not something I grew up with. But I can see how it would be one of those things you couldn’t live without once you got in the habit.

This forum cuts across all kinds of people so I figure there’s a lot of you who carry a pocket knife. What’s your favorite and what do...

Some of you guys have extensive collections of catalogs stashed away, what I am looking for is some help finding out what some bumpers and brackets from the 20's fit that I have. The two parts catalogs I have access to only list parts numbers or less so not much help. What I would like to find is something that shows the different brackets used on...

In my work on T's and non-T's I have been plagued with tube fittings with odd threads. Each era and each make often have some threaded part that defies any common sense that I can see and is not compatible with anything I have saved from another vehicle. Having cleaned and reassembled my V-8 carburetor I found I needed some fittings before I could...

Can anyone tell what year and make ?
Photo is annotated with an identification of the driver and the year as 1897 . I kinda think it's 1904 or later.

Thanks !

Would you agree the Model T Ford has a pleasant expression on its face ? OK, I'm a little weird I'll admit, but ever since automobiles began to sport a pair of headlight eyes , head-on views of all makes and models have provided the imaginative with images of physiognomies that present many various expressions.

Driving home this afternoon, I...

The NILE Virus (Type C)

Even the most advanced computer programs from Norton, McAfee and others cannot take care of this one. It appears to target those who were born prior to 1948.
This COVID-19 lock-down seems to be increasing the chances of being affected.

Virus Symptoms

Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. (Done that.)
Causes you...

While I was waiting for parts for my '35 I took apart the starter switch. It's a little like a T switch. It was frozen from lots of rust inside. It is held together buy bending 4 tabs at the corners.
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The contact bar is held to the plunger by riveting it over a washer. It had to be drilled to get it apart. I made a piece to replace the...

Would anyone know what car(s) these would have been used for?

thanks

I'm looking for an exhaust system right now. I'm not sure who is currently in business and good to deal with.
Rich

I have a new bigger garage that is filling fast. Shelves are being built.
The parts are being sorted, the issue is how to get them organized.
I need some ideas on how to keep the little stuff like head gaskets/ header gaskets/ specialty bolts ect...
How do you store engine parts and transmission and the small stuff.

Any and all help would be...

Would anyone happen to have a left door latch for a 1947 dodge wd 20 or power wagon they would part with? thanks rl

The shop is getting badly needed new 10' doors today !!
One of our fellow T owners is doing the work :D
New tracks, torsion springs, full windows and insulated.... 8-)
Old rotted wood doors are off and new are going up soon.

Hi folks you haven’t seen or heard me on the form in a while this is David Dewey over in Oroville CA. and I have been in the hospital since the first of the month recoverOmg from a whole bunch of stuff that started out with kidney stones. Three operations later and I really hope to be home Monday or Tuesday back to my dial-up connection. I finally...

I had a 1959 episode of Tombstone Territory on the TV. In one sequence Lee Van Cleef was making spokes for a carriage or a wagon or whatever. They were long spokes being fashioned out of a piece of wood that looked to be about 2 X 2 X 24 . What was interesting was the lathe he was using. It looked like an authentic period tool from the 1880's. It...

I am looking for information on the Assorted Car Company and when and where they were made.

I make this requested because I so often see in the classified section of this forum Assorted Car parts for sale and I figured if so many assorted car parts are available that I may as well find a car and rebuild one.

The other car that I am interested in...

Looks like an early version of a campground.
It's a box car village.

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Part two of a two part video:

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does anyone know any antique boat guys I trying to get rid of a few early 30's marine engines thanks IMG_1468.JPG IMG_1467.JPG

For you Boiling Water Buffs on here ;
I have no connection to either seller or site, just found it and thought some on here would like it or even need a new project ;)

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I found this on FB today. It's from a scrapbook of photos taken on a 1921 cross country trip. The caption identified it only as a small town on the plains. It's a wonderful illustration of town streets and country roads.

I just read in MSN's Today in History that on this date Ford Motor Company sold it's first automobile, a Model A, to a fellow named Ernest Pfenning of Chicago. And so it began.......

MY SON IN LAW GAVE ME THE MASCOTS, THEY WERE IN HIS GRANDMOTHERS CELLAR, HE DIED FROM A FALL BE FOR I COULD FIND OUT MUCH ABOUT THEM, THE GOLD ONE WAS IN BAD SHAPE, I RESTORED IT AS CLOSE TO ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE, AND FOUND IT ADORNED A 27 BUICK RADIATOR,--THE LION I HAVE LOOKED AT HUNDREDS ,AND THE ONE THAT COMES CLOSE IS THE FRANKLIN, BUT NO...

Found this one for sale on the PreWarCar site, as usual i have no connection to the seller or the site, just thought it would be of interest for some of the early cars and Buick lovers on here,
I think the price might be a little on the high side, i see a big freeze crack on one cylinder, but everything is there which is a plus, have a look:

I just found this on Smokestak and thought you might like it.

Interesting car, I’ve sure never seen one, no idea what make or year.

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Hi got this on EBAY
says its a Meier Brothers Henry 3 American express truck . Cant find out any information on it.
it is very similar to a Mier automobile from early 1900s
does anyone have any information or pictures
thanks Modeltjunkee

These are the pictures I promised
Frontyboy

So we are putting in the valves on the Model T. The spring compressor kept falling off the spring and I decided to compress the spring with my hands with my arms around Angie's head so she could see where to put the pin in to hold the spring. Then she calmly says: So what are we going to tell the emergency room Doctor?

'Ford tie in is Thomas Edison is mentioned.

I have a used set, right and left side, Aries brand Stainless steel step bars or nerf bars for a newer Toyota Tundra. It is in a box with the brackets and bolts that I took off from my 2015 truck. I did not clean them, but noticed I dented one on the bottom side which does not show when installed. One of the rubber pads is missing and the second...

A lot of the antique spark plugs that show up on Ebay and swap meets are missing their original boxes. To address this issue with some of my plugs, I scanned an original Edison 14 box and saved it as a .jpg file.

If your original box has some flaws in it, you can use a photo editing program to fill in or re-color any damaged sections.

I can then...

June 15 was the registration date. Now it is june 29. It is still possible it will happen I guess?

I love living in Amish country. I have see buggies pulling $20,000 bass boats, team of horses pulling big square balers, Horses moving buildings and this. 20200704_123619.jpg 20200704_123642.jpg
Now its been in the 90's here for a week and another week or two are coming. I dont know what this rig is but could be a camper or just to keep the sun...

Guys: I need some no trespassing signs. Been using plastic ones from Walmart, but I have to kept putting them up. Anybody know a source for metal ones that are not an arm or leg? Thanks Dan

I remember when, on the old forum, many of us had the same interests in addition to our interest in Model T’s and, at times, we had discussions with our many friends here, regarding these various interests, such as collecting and restoring phonographs, antique clocks, antique pocket watches, restoring antiques, coin collecting, steam engines, etc....

I am currently going through my Ford model R transmission and I need to replace all of the fiber discs. Does anyone know where I can buy the proper fiber for this project? I have the old ones for patterns. I am a member of the Early Ford Registry but have lost my password to post there.

In going through some family photos from 1955 we found this photo of my Uncle's car but are unable to Identify it, can someone help? Slides_01_023.jpg U Slides_01_023.jpg

Visited a Fords Garage restaurant today, this one in Estero FL.

Darin

With both my T's down for repairs, my antique driving is now for yard work. I haul branches and yard waste with my 1951 Dodge B-3-C, and today I enjoyed mowing with my 1945 Allis Chalmers Model B with Woods L-59 mower.

Today:

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Five years ago, when the brush pile road was dry enough to drive without getting stuck:

Got an email this morning with a link to an article about some experimental Ford engines. The pictures are great. This may have been on the forum before but I thought some of you guys would like this.

I am putting my 1920 Fordson F tractor back together and could use some advice from those who have already been there. I have a 1920 F model and what I read tells me that this tractor did not come with a brake. When the clutch pedal was fully depressed it did not provide any breaking,however when I pulled transmission apart what I found was a...

A nice old silent documentary about the travels of famous desert explorer and co-founder of the Long Range Desert Group of WW2 fame.
Lots of footage of the 'Hot rodded' A's he used in 1930.
Dr. Bagnold developed the sun compass in the first world war while doing patrols in the same desert with the 'Light Car Patrols', because the magnet flywheels...

Not Ford, but I want to find a home for these.

There are two engines, one with a 23 casting date, the other is 24. Both are very near complete. One has the block busted up with freeze cracks, the other has a pulley on it for a stationary engine. It sure looks like enough to build one good engine. I’ll give these to someone Who’s into Stars, but...

I know some of y’all collect model trains.
I have oodles of HO and O gauge trains, track, engines, cars, switches, accessories etc. All collected by my dad over the years. I have boxes stacked 3 high taking up a whole bay in the garage and about that much more in the basement !!
I plan to gather some information and sell a lot of it off.
Anyone...

What would be a recommended motor oil for a Fordson F 1923 and a FordsonN 1936 and also reared, transmission lubricant. I am thinking 15w40 Diesel engine oil and 140w or higher for the rear end. .??

A constant challenge when you are traveling with a vehicle in a trailer is where to safely stay at a motel for the night - particularly in extremely cold weather.

I drive a diesel truck & use a block heater so it is essential I stop somewhere safe that has a 120 volt plug in a close distance from my truck.

In Peoria, Illinois ....

Baymount Inn...

We pretty much all know that when the carb mixture is too lean the engine will run hotter. I know this is a fact because I've experienced it.

Frankly, I don't actually understand it. Simple Vulcan logic would suggest just the opposite. More fuel = more heat not less fuel = more heat. What's the reason for this well known dynamic? It must have...

Im looking for the hershey guy that sells licence plates. Does anyone knows who he is ? Nice fellow!

Today, June 14, is Flag Day, which celebrates the Birthday of the Flag . The Stars and Stripes was officially adopted by Congress as the official flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. The first observance of Flag Day was held June 14, 1885 at Stoney Hill School, near the town of Fredonia, Wisconsin. The observance was conceived by 19 year...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY US ARMY! FLAG DAY!

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Tomorrow we remember.
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Back in the 1980s I stumbled on a small article in a 1930s copy of Billboard Magazine on a pitchman who built a podium on the back of his rumble seat coupe. I owned a 1933 Plymouth rumble-seat coupe at the time. So, I built my own version. The podium unfolded when the lid was opened and it had different apparatus including lights and a pull down...

Apparently, the dimple in the door was no big deal.

To anyone on the MTFCA Forum who may receive a suspicious email from someone using the email username MODELTWOODS, My email account has been hacked and I have already received notification from one Forum member that he received a suspicious email from someone using a : modeltwoo@outlook.com address. I DON'T EVEN HAVE AN EMAIL ACCOUNT WITH OUTLOOK....

I gave myself a haircut yesterday. Like my car, it looks good from 10 feet away.

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As you may know, whenever the economy is good, precious metal prices in the commodity markets, decrease and whenever the economy is bad, precious metal prices increase.

During this time at home, I have revived a childhood interest of mine. Coin collecting and I have been buying choice Uncirculated examples of silver and gold coins as an...

We were going through some old photos at my in-laws today, and we came across this picture. Since I'm the car guy , I was asked what kind of car it was in this picture. Can anyone tell me the year and model?

It has wood wheels with demountable rims, so I thought that it is from the 20's.

Thanks

Neal

Guess what kind of car these are on

I'll put a copy of this on the OT page, but that doesn't seem to be read as much.... I need to find people interested in, or involved with, Buick and Star vehicles. These are probably from the 30's. I'm in the southern CA area. If you know someone involved with these cars please ask them to contact me.

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I have what best I can tell is a Edison Amberola 30 Cylinder Record Phonograph Player that my dad had when he was a kid.
I have never had it working,my dad said it was a basket case when given to him. The mechinism appears complete but i think the spring is broke and there is a issue with the pickup.
The case,well,it had been exsposed to the...

Hi,
I want renew my membership online and have problem in the field:
Fields: Contact Phone Number
Please ensure all values are in a proper format.
Question: what is the proper format for my german-number: +49 176 43086086
Many thanks
Anton

I just heard on the news that Ford is shutting down all production. I believe this is the first time that has happened in the 117 years of Ford Motor Company. Of course during WW II production was shifted from cars to war products, but not shut down. Damn.

I know there are some Metz lovers around here, take a look:
(as usual, not mine, no connection, just found it on PreWarCar)

Let's not forget that the freedoms we enjoy, and so many take for granted, were purchased with the blood of brave service members. Please do not let their sacrifice have been in vain. Our rights and freedoms are precious. Do not squander them.