Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
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YellowTRacer
- Posts: 565
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:55 pm
- First Name: Ed
- Last Name: Archer
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1909 replica Transcontinental race car, 1915 2 man race car, 1918 American bodied speedster
- Location: 1807 East Ave. Hayward, CA 94541
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
- Board Member Since: 2009
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
Keep 'em comin' Tom. Speedsters and race cars can be any make.
Ed aka #4
Ed aka #4
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Wayne Sheldon
- Posts: 4249
- 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: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
Well, I really like them all! Thank your for posting these!
To keep this model T related? These are the sort of automobiles, both racing and road use cars, that many people building their model T speedsters dreamed of their creation being like. People then, like people today, often had big dreams, and limited means. So with some creative thinking and a lot of real effort, they would build their dream the best way they could. Smart people could accept the reality of their Ford, and truly enjoy the fun of driving it, living the dream.
A couple of these cars, including photo number two, may actually be only slightly modified from a standard factory model. Photo number eleven is likely a standard factory offering by Mercer in the late 1910s. With some minor changes from year to year, that model was known as the Raceabout, a continuation of the earlier Raceabouts Mercer is better known for. This style began about 1916, and continued through at least 1922.
I will need to spend some time looking at all of these. Some may be factory special builds, a few actual custom builds for big money. All are very interesting. Many of them will be difficult to identify what marque automobile they began as.
To keep this model T related? These are the sort of automobiles, both racing and road use cars, that many people building their model T speedsters dreamed of their creation being like. People then, like people today, often had big dreams, and limited means. So with some creative thinking and a lot of real effort, they would build their dream the best way they could. Smart people could accept the reality of their Ford, and truly enjoy the fun of driving it, living the dream.
A couple of these cars, including photo number two, may actually be only slightly modified from a standard factory model. Photo number eleven is likely a standard factory offering by Mercer in the late 1910s. With some minor changes from year to year, that model was known as the Raceabout, a continuation of the earlier Raceabouts Mercer is better known for. This style began about 1916, and continued through at least 1922.
I will need to spend some time looking at all of these. Some may be factory special builds, a few actual custom builds for big money. All are very interesting. Many of them will be difficult to identify what marque automobile they began as.
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Craig Leach
- Posts: 1906
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:22 am
- First Name: craig
- Last Name: leach
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919 Firetruck/1922 Speedster
- Location: Laveen Az
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
Thanks Tom, I'm building another speedster & Ideas are much appreciated.
Craig.
Craig.
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Dodge
- Posts: 29
- Joined: Tue Oct 29, 2024 3:05 am
- First Name: Dodge
- Last Name: Riedy
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Ford Center Door
- Location: San Anselmo
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
Thanks Tom,
I don't know where you find all the photos, but please keep them coming...
I don't know where you find all the photos, but please keep them coming...
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babychadwick
- Posts: 653
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:03 am
- First Name: Chad
- Last Name: Azevedo
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Boattail speedster, 1912 Tourabout project, 1927 Speedster (build), 1929 Buick (future T tow car)
- Location: Henderson, TN
- Board Member Since: 1999
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Hudson29
- Posts: 498
- Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:51 pm
- First Name: Paul
- Last Name: O'Neil
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1914 Touring, 1923 Runabout
- Location: Klamath Falls, OR
- Board Member Since: 2005
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
I too enjoy seeing the non Fords. Even at the peak, Fords were never more than half of the cars on the road and its important to see what else was around at the time.
Paul
Paul
The man with a watch always knows what time it is, the man with two watches is never sure.
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OilyBill
- Posts: 641
- Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:51 pm
- First Name: William
- Last Name: May
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1914 Runabout
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
No problem with showing non-Ford Speedsters. This set has some beautiful looking Speedsters, that might inspire someone to work on a Model T Speedster!.
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Mark Nunn
- Posts: 1241
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:01 am
- First Name: Mark
- Last Name: Nunn
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Runabout
- Location: Bennington, NE
- Board Member Since: 2017
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
Number 9 looks a lot like this 1912 Cadillac that is owned by one of this forum's members.
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jburns79se
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- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:11 pm
- First Name: James
- Last Name: Burns
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1912 speedster
- Location: Groves, TX 77619
Re: Non Ford Speedsters if you’re interested.
The third photo down is of a National automobile. Very distinctive radiator style.