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Great picture and great caption. Happy 4th!!!

Merger windshield measurements. The filler board was furnished by the windshield company and varied. I don’t have my car here, but as best I recall it is 4-5” tall.

Can someone tell me the height of a 1909 touring with the top down and windshield folded, to clear the rear door of a trailer?

Steve, I haven’t heard of someone taking that on. I had 3 or 4 of them and couldn’t give them away. I take that back, I think I sold one. Seems to be quite a few still floating around.

I’ve been reading a lot about can’t get a part, costs to much, takes to long, isn’t quite right and a hand full of other observations. Being as there are humans involved, there is always the possibility of not understanding correctly, misinterpretation, not hearing what was said, not ordering correc...

The above brass column brace is from Rootlieb, however they are no longer polished. $75.

If Pete has a windshield, I would go that way first. If you are wanting to make a show windshield Speedways is what I would use. There will be more work involved, but you can wind up with a flawless piece. Speedway purchased the windshield business from Mr. Roadster many years ago and have expanded ...

show us your parade pics. Here are a few I found.

And if the Ford won’t start, we’ll use Nellie

On the 1984 cross country run there was a guy from Richardson, Texas named Ralph Reeder who drove a center door sedan with air conditioning. I never saw his set up, but the car was fast. It would drive around me, climbing a hill and disappear over the next one. I’m sure it had an overhead. It was ho...

Box of screws, tube of glue and we’re good to go. Oh wait! How do we get it out of the basement? I love projects like this.

I came across this pic of the skeleton and thought I’d share for those who are interested.

One more.

Yes, I did all the paint work, except for the stripping. Here’s my guy Kevin Hilsabeck doing his magic.

Bob, great story about your grandfather and Wyatt Earp.

A few pics showing the rolling in the body. It is a oak skeleton with aluminum skins. Not original, but the general form to my design. Wire wheels are my preference also. F95AAF9E-3129-438E-8E10-8F643D879E5B.jpeg 56376682-2374-40DD-9E53-5F3E941F7074.jpeg 0882B356-C5C7-4AEB-8E77-AC83A37EA857.jpeg 461...

Yea, I love these little trucks.

The car at left rear is also a 10-11 Torpedo as is the one at right rear. Right front appears to be a 1912 Buick Model 28. Looks to be a dealership in the barest sense. 4 naked bulbs hanging from fixtures. Left rear has a shade over what I guess is the office area. You can see cabinets with catalogs...

Your hood looks correct. It should flare out until it almost makes contact with the hold down. The gap is fine. My guess is you have the repo springs on the hold downs and that is a lot of your problem. They are WAY to stiff. Take them off and take a hold down to the hardware store and ask if they h...

Some newer 1914 Tourings. Just a reminder if you tap on or click on the pictures, they will go full page.

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A few more of the hottest place I have been.

Yes. I built all the bodywork except radiator and lights. Stock frame with engine set back in chassis.

The spotlight is a 7” Rushmore searchlight. They are out there and I see them from time to time. The stand is something I built . I included another picture that better shows the bracing to the seat.

Could it be access for a rod to actuate sediment bowl shutoff?

Here is my first T. It was a 26 roadster pu that I took in trade on a model A. Took it to the Turlock swap meet in 1969 and couldn’t get $300 for it. So I parked it for a year and then decided to build a speedster out of it. Drove it a couple years till we started building fenders and this was the f...

Very few like him left. I am sorry for your loss.

Pete’s statement is correct. When I built a car I started by making sure the frame was flat on top, square or diamond(one rail is not ahead of the other and the spacing was 20” between rails front to back. Then if it didn’t have r/b brackets, I riveted them in place. They would likely be crooked and...

Take the irons out. Clamp the skirt where it has to go on the frame.Take the bolts out of the running board, but support it from underneath. This allows you to move the fender around except where it needs to stay put. Now you can lift the fender up and twist the nose down on the outside. Then lift a...

Wipe it down with lacquer thinner to get the surface oil and grit off from the manufacturing process. Take a paint brush and paint on a coat of metal prep. Then use a scotch brute pad and rub the surface to remove any matter that didn’t come off with the thinner. It will also remove surface rust. As...

Looks like the Spanish American War monument in the background which sits at the corner of Delores and Market Streets in San Francisco. I remember seeing cars with Hughson Ford license plate frames when I was a kid.

1911-12.

Bottom pic looks like a fuel pump

It’s a late teens REO truck. 4 cyl.

I’ll take it. Throw it on the pile.

. This double sided one sold for $8750 in 2014. Today I would say $12-15000. If it’s one sided, cut the price in half.

13 or 14 touring front seat.

We have all combinations of the front (crowned) fenders, so we know they existed. Their use on which vehicle is not completely known. Here is what I have seen. I have not seen a passenger type fender (the skin has the bead inward that follows the leading edge of splash apron) as well as the central ...

Still looking.

. This is what I have, hogsheads and lower steering column bracket.

Need two front Hayes wire wheels. 30x3 1/2. With or without the demountable rim. Thanks.

What year?

It’s great to see a young man use his talents and vision to create. I am impressed with the design and execution of this project and the solutions to problems that present themselves as is always the case with building something where nothing existed before. You should be very proud of what you have...

Had the same problem once with some original wood wheels once. Broke em down and took a chisel and gave the inner edge of the rim a good cross smack about every 6”. No more slipping.

Howard was a great guy. We would laugh about goofy things people did to Model Ts and at the same time marvel at how people got them to go so fast. He was a good salesman when he would twist my arm when it came to things of club business. Usually at swap meets our paths would cross and he was always ...

My choice- paint the rims and hubs black. And the fellows and the spokes green. OR all green. You did so much work with the rest of the car to keep it looking correct, I think with natural finish wood you’ll find it takes on the circus look. Just my 2 cents. I like the car.

My guess on what’s going on. My guess is they are reproduction fenders. They did not realize that the rear of the flange on the skirt (the area that lays on top of the frame), should be cut away to clear the frame to firewall brackets and allow the fender to move back to allow the fender skirt to cl...

I have NO plans to make these again. So if you need em, I’d get em!

Now that my friends looks like exactly where I would like to be doing about 30.

1928-29 Model A

I don’t think anyone has to worry. Who reads Time? Haven’t seen one or read one in decades. Don’t know anyone who has.

B07BE91C-4D1B-4DE3-9661-CF4E73718573.jpeg . Here is a 1909 or 10 sitting in front of the Siebert Colorado bank on Christmas 1911. My father, Hank Rootlieb was born in a sod house, 20 mi. outside of town, in 1922. In the late 80’s he and I found ourselves traveling nearby and decided to take a look ...

Do we get to name our own price?

Model S brought $14,000 plus the juice

at auction Friday nite. Brass was stolen by vandals, otherwise appears to be correct car. 40 yr. old restoration. Sold for $16,000 plus the juice. 93CE9901-5384-4600-AE74-E20986BAAB8C.jpeg A045429F-51AE-4BA4-A55B-4E927F2475D4.jpeg 976BDC98-3C12-4E56-A003-7F01A2F2F5CD.jpeg ADDF7280-72FD-473F-BD21-FF8...

Thought I should chime in here. The fenders, aprons and boards are 10-11 torpedo. Your 15 frame is perfect for this project for the following reasons. The front crossmember does not need to have the ears trimmed, as well as already having the 3 holes in place for the front fender iron to bolt to the...

Doug, what great pictures and interesting story.

Pic # 2 is actually a 1909 or 10 repurposed to be a speedster. Can you point out what gives it away?

You can find all 3 styles of solid brass dash moldings at the bottom of page 36 in our catalog. It can be found online at our website rootlieb.com or call 209-632-2203. Thanks Tom

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