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My wife was able to get three cars in a 2 car garage. I have the '26 T, '28 A and the '55 Chevy truck. The T is on rollers and in front of the A. That works to save on storage, but it's such a hassle to get it out that the T hasn't been driven in over a year now. The garage is 24' long and the A & T are 26' end to end. I need to make up the 2'. I thought about building a ramp like deal that would raise the front (or back) of the T enough so that it would be above the A's bumper so they could be parked inline, off-center, or staggered. Anyone else ever tried something like this? Would it even make up the 2'? There's no room to add on to the garage and we just tried buying a house with more garage space and that didn't go well.

Raising a car would make it harder to pull one out to use. I have seen bump-outs built onto the back of garages to make a long car fit. that would give you a few extra feet for the nose if the truck. If you ever sell the house or a car, you could turn it into a storage shed.
You could buy a prefab garage that would work for the T. Save the extra garage space to make it easier to work in.

How wide is your garage? How big are the doors?

I am able to fit 3 Model T’s and a Chevelle in a 32’ wide garage with only 3 overhead doors. I can get each one out without moving any of the others.

With the Model T on rollers do you have enough room to turn it sideways in the one bay?

Ed Fuller wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:53 pm

How wide is your garage? How big are the doors?

I am able to fit 3 Model T’s and a Chevelle in a 32’ wide garage with only 3 overhead doors. I can get each one out without moving any of the others.

It’s 24’ wide with one door. We’ve thought of that, too, but then we’d have a hard time getting into the house through the garage.

perry kete wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 26, 2024 7:09 pm

With the Model T on rollers do you have enough room to turn it sideways in the one bay?

That’s what we have now, but I’m trying to avoid doing that. It’s sits ahead of the A.

I purchased an enclosed trailer to not only transport my T but to provide storage for it as I used my shop for restoring vehicles and the dirt and dust was more of an issue than space. My shop is unheated, so giving up shop space for trailer space was a push. And, if I ever want to drive the T around the neighborhood, it's just lower the door and drive it out.
I did have an issue at one time with multiple cars in one shop and no matter how much I estimated the upcoming schedule, the one that I wanted to use was always the one in the back and there were times when ease of getting a vehicle out of the shop was dictating which vehicle got driven or shown. So the trailer was my solution.
Perhaps an intermodle or storage container or even a unroadworthy enclosed trailer might provide some storage.

If I understand you correctly , your garage is 24 ft deep and is standard 20 ft wide with a 16 ft garage door. I have a 20 ft wide by 38 ft garage with a 16 ft garage door. Parking on a slight angle I can get a 1951 Mercury and a 1967 Cougar in the front half of the garage. In order to get in on the driver’s side of each car I back one car in. This leaves room for two Model T’s on wheel dollies and a bunch of part’s storage racks in the back half of the garage with the foot entry door. You should be able to turn the Model T that is on wheel dollies at an angle in front of the Model A such that you can get around all three vehicles and still use your foot door. Where do you park your every day car(s) such that you have to use you garage foot door to enter your house ? I don’t think the ramp idea would work to get you 2 ft with out using a fairly steep angle. If you have ample over head clearance in you garage you maybe could use a lifting rack like they use for bigger side by side ATV’s to get you Model T up high enough to clear the Model A bumper.

CatGuy wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 26, 2024 4:22 pm

My wife was able to get three cars in a 2 car garage. I have the '26 T, '28 A and the '55 Chevy truck. The T is on rollers and in front of the A. That works to save on storage, but it's such a hassle to get it out that the T hasn't been driven in over a year now. The garage is 24' long and the A & T are 26' end to end. I need to make up the 2'. I thought about building a ramp like deal that would raise the front (or back) of the T enough so that it would be above the A's bumper so they could be parked inline, off-center, or staggered. Anyone else ever tried something like this? Would it even make up the 2'? There's no room to add on to the garage and we just tried buying a house with more garage space and that didn't go well.

Think that you just need to get the right car dollies. Saves all the hassle of using a floor jack. Cheaper than a new mortgage or renting a storage space

Harbor freight is your friend when it comes to wheel dollies.
I have a T, A, and open trailer. The dollies make it possible to easily move the A and T around and pack them close together.
I am building a new 24 x 22 garage (limited by cost and space on the lot) and plan on putting the A on a trailer to make it work.