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Touring
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:52 pm
by Dollisdad
Re: Touring
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:54 pm
by Dollisdad
Re: Touring
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:55 pm
by Dollisdad
Re: Touring
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:56 pm
by Dollisdad
Re: Touring
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:57 pm
by Dollisdad
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 11:38 am
by Jerry VanOoteghem
Who can spot the Canadian T? (At least 1 anyway)
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 12:26 pm
by rickd
The 8th pic 15 Touring with a drivers door.
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 2:06 pm
by Rich Eagle
I would say that the 4th photo is a Canadian car, Jerry. The bracket for the folded down top irons is what they used. It is a good exapmple of a 1923 as it has a low hood and radiator and front fenders without the flair at front. I can't tell for sure but the driver's door should open also.
Rich
Maybe I do see a hinge.
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 2:37 pm
by George House
What I find interesting is 4 LHD carbide headlamp tourings with no carbide generator or acetylene tank. This is from left side views. Great pics Tom !! Thanks !
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 4:02 pm
by Jerry VanOoteghem
Rich Eagle wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 2:06 pm
I would say that the 4th photo is a Canadian car, Jerry. The bracket for the folded down top irons is what they used. It is a good exapmple of a 1923 as it has a low hood and radiator and front fenders without the flair at front. I can't tell for sure but the driver's door should open also.
Rich
Maybe I do see a hinge.
You win Rich! The top saddles, as you mention, plus the oval windows in the top, also the wide windshield stanchions and the little "protectors" on the top edges of the doors.
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 4:05 pm
by Jerry VanOoteghem
rickd wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 12:26 pm
The 8th pic 15 Touring with a drivers door.
It has a driver's door because it's a right-hand drive T. I don't believe it's Canadian exactly, but maybe made in Canada for export to England?
Re: Touring
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 7:30 pm
by Wayne Sheldon
George House wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 2:37 pm
What I find interesting is 4 LHD carbide headlamp tourings with no carbide generator or acetylene tank. This is from left side views. Great pics Tom !! Thanks !
Three of the brass cars that would have originally had gas headlamps clearly show the headlamps have been electrified. The gas headlamps originally had the "mirrors" way in the back of the headlamp bucket to reflect and focus the gas flame in front of the mirror forward. The inside of the bucket was dark, and viewed from a side angle generally appears dark. Look at the 17th photo (next to last) of the 1910 touring. Note how dark the inside of the buckets are.
The "electrification" kit included reflectors that held the bulb and mounted right inside directly behind the lens/bezel. This maximized the benefit of the electric bulb (which really wasn't quite as bright as the gas flame!), and also made the reflector readily visible from a side angle.
The fourth car not showing the acetylene source that should be there does not show the headlamps. However, it does show electric sidelamps! So, very likely the headlamps are also electric.
Good eye George H! This is what I like to see. Great photos followed by observations and questions leading to discussion and answers!
Electrifying headlamps became very common after 1912 when Cadillac premiered a practical electrical system for automobiles. I probably have more than fifty (maybe a hundred?) 1912 through 1914 model T era photos clearly showing electrified headlamps.