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Summertime T

Post by Dollisdad » Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:59 pm

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Re: Summertime T

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Re: Summertime T

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Re: Summertime T

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Re: Summertime T

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:04 pm

Picture #8, the '27 Tudor. Notice the bumpers. Black painted oval plates to attach the bumper bars. Not plated! Also, the center medallion, with black painted background.


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Re: Summertime T

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:07 pm

Tom,

Can we do a series with people sitting on, (not in), their T's? Shouldn't be difficult! I'm fascinated by the tendency of folks to sit on their Model Ts. Didn't anyone care about messing them up? :?

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Re: Summertime T

Post by TWrenn » Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:33 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:07 pm
Tom,

Can we do a series with people sitting on, (not in), their T's? Shouldn't be difficult! I'm fascinated by the tendency of folks to sit on their Model Ts. Didn't anyone care about messing them up? :?
Boy I'm with ya there Jerry! Crazy how so many pics have people sitting all over on TOP of these cars rather than IN them! Back when dad was alive, he would literally TELL you to stay away from the car if you were getting within three feet of it! He was anal about scratching the paint!


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Re: Summertime T

Post by Bryant » Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:41 pm

Do you think the #8 Tudor is a green color with black fenders and running boards? Sure looks two tone
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Re: Summertime T

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:29 pm

Gotta love number one, the speedster pickup!

Number five, a good up close look at a late 1912 slab-side touring car's pin striping.

Number twelve I think is a model R (that one will find its way onto the EFR site!).


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Re: Summertime T

Post by TXGOAT2 » Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:31 pm

Anything on the reddio, Maw?

Nothin' but Roosevelt, same as last night.

Phaugh! (Spit)

Well, Paw, the dishes is washed and put away, and it's near another hour 'till dark, so I guess we can all go out and sit on the Ford 'till dark.


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Re: Summertime T

Post by Norman Kling » Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:10 pm

The first picture looks like the early 1930's because I see at least 2 Model A's and that panel truck, which I can just see the rear end is something made in the 1930's There is still a horse pulled wagon there. Reminds me a lot of what I used to see when I was a boy in Los Angeles area.

The 7th picture with all the women facing toward the back for their picture. I hope they did that while stopped and just for the picture, because if the car gets too close to the edge of the underpass they could lose their heads.
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Re: Summertime T

Post by Gordon C » Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:39 am

The old pix are just great. Really enjoyed looking at them.

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Re: Summertime T

Post by Rich Eagle » Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:36 pm

Just as they were! Isn't it great?
When did I do that?

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Re: Summertime T

Post by Barry Loucks » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:52 pm

Back in the day, sitting on a car kept them clean/wiped off. Maybe the seat of your pants not so much. I worked in a little store in high school. The owner parked his car in front on the street. Invariably “kids” sat on his car. He didn’t care, as it was a bit crappy. His line was, “I don’t have to wash it”.
I’m guessing most of these cars from the period had their share of scratches so sitting them saved the owner from a wash…. Who knows.

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Re: Summertime T

Post by NY John T » Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:09 pm

Picture #2 shows a driver with long coat and long gauntlet gloves. What was the purpose of these long gloves? Was it to protect you from burns in the engine area or near the exhaust? Just wondering.. John


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Re: Summertime T

Post by Scott_Conger » Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:21 pm

John

have a look at these 1930's vintage (over the top) roping gauntlets worn by a cowboy who was paid very well:
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The ones pictured are not mine (and are not automotive gloves but are shown that the style persisted), but I do own my great-grandfather's winter gauntlets...they are padded and have a thumb, index finger protection, and remaining fingers are all together like a child's mitten...all with a reinforced leather and cardboard forearm protector. They are exceedingly warm and are no doubt filled with cotton or other downy substance. With the thumb and index fingers having their own individual protection, operating the timing and gas levers is a snap. Just as the cowboy gauntlets protect against rope burn, I'm certain the driving gloves protected against bumps and bruises that can occur while cranking
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Re: Summertime T

Post by TXGOAT2 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:24 pm

They'd help keep rain and cold air from blowing up your sleeves, too.

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