Rambling in the desert
Forum rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
-
Topic author - Posts: 1922
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:23 am
- First Name: Rich
- Last Name: Bingham
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1913 runabout
- Location: Blackfoot, Idaho
Rambling in the desert
Caption states Frank Gedeney driving his 1907 model 21 Rambler. Frank luved in Elko, Nevada and re-located to Mountain Home, Idaho.
"Get a horse !"
-
- Posts: 438
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:37 am
- First Name: Dan
- Last Name: Haynes
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: several
- Location: Lodi, CA
Re: Rambling in the desert
Interesting thing about those Ramblers (and for several years later), to make the hood appear longer, half of the brass radiator was painted hood color. You can see where the hood hinge ends but the color continues onto the brass and half way around the radiator neck. Then, to keep the radiator from looking short-changed, they added some extra to it, but the addition just extends into the air. It's all about the visuals.
"The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." -George Orwell
-
- Posts: 2251
- Joined: Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:05 am
- First Name: Brent
- Last Name: Burger
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 TT closed cab flatbed
- Location: Spokane, Wa.
- Board Member Since: 2014
Re: Rambling in the desert
Looks pretty cheesy to this observer. At least the add-on.
More people are doing it today than ever before !
-
- Posts: 438
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:37 am
- First Name: Dan
- Last Name: Haynes
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: several
- Location: Lodi, CA
Re: Rambling in the desert
Cannot disagree. It is a strange detail shared by no one.
"The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." -George Orwell
-
- Posts: 3641
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:13 pm
- First Name: Wayne
- Last Name: Sheldon
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Runabout 1913 Speedster
- Location: Grass Valley California, USA
- Board Member Since: 2005
Re: Rambling in the desert
One thing about some of those Ramblers? Sometimes they can be easy to identify, even in poor quality or distant photos. As Dan H says, "A strange detail shared by no one."
-
- Posts: 6411
- Joined: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:08 pm
- First Name: Pat
- Last Name: McNallen
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926-7 roadster
- Location: Graham, Texas
- MTFCA Number: 51486
- Board Member Since: 2021
Re: Rambling in the desert
The roadster appears to have a stone guard or decorative insert in the radiator extension, which improves the appearance considerably. Perhaps it was an option, or perhaps the car in the first pic had one originally, and it was damaged or misplaced. It just looks wrong as-is. The half-painted radiator looks a bit odd, but it was certainly distinctive. Another thing that stands out is that the radiator is located well ahead of the front axle, and it seems likely that the engine was also mounted forward of the usual position typical of cars of that era. That arrangement allows more passenger space and improves riding qualities, but probably led to higher steering effort. It wasn't until the mid to late 1930s that most cars had the engine over the front axle, more or less, and the radiator mounted ahead of the axle. The car in the third pic has a number of differences in its construction as compared to the first two.
-
- Posts: 6796
- Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:51 am
- First Name: Richard
- Last Name: Eagle
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1909 TR 1914 TR 1915 Rd 1920 Spdstr 1922 Coupe 1925 Tudor
- Location: Idaho Falls, ID
- MTFCA Number: 1219
- Contact:
Re: Rambling in the desert
It's hard to find good detailed photos sometimes. Looking at different poor photos helps me see what is really going on there. The top row are 1906s and show it a bit better. (what looks like a stone guard) The others might help visualize it. The other "1906" and 1908 ones show some evolution of the style.
When did I do that?
-
- Posts: 438
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:37 am
- First Name: Dan
- Last Name: Haynes
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: several
- Location: Lodi, CA
Re: Rambling in the desert
You found the same thing I found, Rich... original period photos show the painted detail, restored cars though, for the most part, did not get the correct treatment. You can see the bead(s) rolled into the radiator band on restored cars where the paint would have started but, for the most part, the brass is all polished with no painted band.
"The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." -George Orwell
-
- Posts: 6796
- Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:51 am
- First Name: Richard
- Last Name: Eagle
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1909 TR 1914 TR 1915 Rd 1920 Spdstr 1922 Coupe 1925 Tudor
- Location: Idaho Falls, ID
- MTFCA Number: 1219
- Contact:
Re: Rambling in the desert
Very true Dan. I'll suggest that Rich's photo is a Model 21 double opposed motor for anyone interested. They also made 2 Models with four cylinder motors. All had the two-toned radiator bands. This Dealer Sales Brochure has some nice illustrations of them.
https://www.autopaper.com/1907-rambler- ... nal-07.php
https://www.autopaper.com/1907-rambler- ... nal-07.php
When did I do that?