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Model T -Old Photo

Post by Herb Iffrig » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:09 am

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Three tier sidelights and wing script.
What year is this car?

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by TWrenn » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:38 am

I'd say 1909

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by TWrenn » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:42 am

Drats....blind-o me...just realized bills on front fenders...must be a '10, sidelamps would be Brown 60's, they had the 3 tier chimney as I recall


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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by old_charley » Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:31 am

Interesting. Notice the later style slanted windshield with support rods down to the side of the body.

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by KWTownsend » Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:39 am

Looks like a Torpedo or open runabout windshield.

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by TWrenn » Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:42 am

Looks like a rear seat...so probly is an open Runabout. That explains 5 people too, maybe!


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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Norman Kling » Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:46 am

Must have been 6 people if the person taking the picture was a rider. Those women could walk around the woods and sweep up the leaves without lifting the skirt!
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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by TWrenn » Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:48 am

Ha ha...good catch Norm!
Ur right about them there dresses. Poor women always had em filthy at the bottom from dragging the ground didn't they!

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Rich Eagle » Fri Aug 26, 2022 11:53 am

I see a top for a Touring Car with dogleg irons. The color is light like a red (body and chassis) rather than the dark green. The windshield must be after market or what was available. Note the roll down front curtain.
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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Norman Kling » Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:00 pm

Looks like the woman on the right also has a dog. They would have a full load if everyone was riding in that car.
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Post by perry kete » Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:31 pm

What a great photo. It looks as if the young lad has a pocket watch from the chain hanging from his coat.
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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Dollisdad » Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:27 pm

Definitely a touring. 4 top sockets on each side. The old woman has her hand on the door top and just below it is the door handle in a vertical locked position. Below the handle is the bottom door hinge arm sticking out just above the tear fender. Shading on hood looks to light to be dark green so my guess is it is a red 09.Click on the pic.
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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by J1MGOLDEN » Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:23 pm

The 4 inch board that raises the windshield makes it a 1910 or 1911.


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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Allan » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:00 pm

The addition of a windscreen confuses the matter. I understand the earliest cars could be had without windscreen, so any addition could be made at any time, using whatever screen was available, including those supplied later by Ford.

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Herb Iffrig » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:10 pm

How about the horn with the beveled screen frame? When were those in use?

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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by Mark Nunn » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:18 pm

The winged radiator logo and short radiator neck point to 1909.


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Re: Model T -Old Photo

Post by TXGOAT2 » Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:45 pm

Grandma didn't ride in the car. She held on to a short rope tied to the back. When she got above a slow trot, air collected under the starched skirt and she skimmed along on a cushion of air. That lady would have been middle-aged at the outbreak of the Civil War.

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