Ford Model T Special
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2020-12-07 16:54 |
Looks very homemade. I would have said Model T but wheels, outline of the seats and windscreen are all wrong... |
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◊ 2020-12-07 18:24 |
I know that you have made a study of the Model T Ford, and while respecting your knowledge, I would suggest to you that this is, or at least started out as, a Model T. It could possibly be an early Model T Frontenac, or modified by someone who has seen pictures and gone for a similar look. In my early teens, before I could legally drive, I spent some time working on a 1931 Morris, that looked suspiciously like an MG J Type, but fooled nobody at the traffic lights! By the late teens of the last century, it would have been possible to buy a well worn Model T for a very small amount, and create something similar to the subject car. The front axle and suspension look right, the wheel centres could be Ford, and the position of the hand emergency brake and clutch control lever is exactly where you would expect to find it. I think that you can just make out the bottom of the transmission, and the rear axle looks right, too. Link to "www.hemmings.com" -- Last edit: 2020-12-07 18:40:25 |
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◊ 2020-12-08 06:40 |
Yes, no doubt it is Ford T based. Even by the late teens I believe there are several aftermarket bodies available. |
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◊ 2020-12-08 17:21 |
Assuming the manufacturer of the body cannot be identified, list as Custom Made Speedster based on Ford Model T? |
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◊ 2020-12-08 17:27 |
Here's an ad for one such company from 1916. ![[Image: 1916ames828lotusracer.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/2517/1916ames828lotusracer.jpg) -- Last edit: 2020-12-08 17:28:53 |
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◊ 2020-12-08 17:34 |
Thanks, I wonder how many would have been able to find that sort of money for a body? At the time of the film a new T would have been roughly $400 to $500 so we look at 20 to 25% extra cost, and no doubt the youngsters would have been looking for a used chassis and build their own coupé body. -- Last edit: 2020-12-08 17:43:50 |
