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Colin Mavins

Dad sent in a picture of are 1912 , he wanted to show the car existed . In Canada cars tend to disappear and he has left a trail to follow if need be. cheers Colin

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The pic in the book would have been submitted by your Grandfather

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2005

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They are marked Hyatt, I am building a spare diff and while cleaning out the garage I have found all nos part ect the cast carrier and the housings.

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I will see if I can track in down I have Dads description and a map to its location 1979 It was not for sale it had a 1926 engine trans head lights body was bad wheels were later and at the time Dad felt it would be a parts car It was bought new and used as a taxi until the war my guess 1941 in a sm...

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I have found in Dads garage nos bearing sleeves , I am guessing they are soft as apposed to the hardened sleeves for sale by vendor. Should I buy hardened sleeves or use the Nos sleeves. Back in Dads day you would use inner sleeves from another diff and use them as outer sleeves to complete your reb...

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I realize that the Towncar is a very low production car but in Winnipeg they were just a taxi cab and were most likely driven to death. There is a 1012 Towncar in Winnipeg, it is still in the hands of the original family and it was a taxi until 1941 and it is beat . It will need a 60,000 dollar rest...

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California red horseless carriage plate numbers on the left corner and are blurred

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your grand father was listed in the 2005 directory with a picture they do list 12 other members from Santa Ana ,maybe one from the local club would know.

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if you enlarge the pic and then print it should print clear

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to this day I still check my 1912 T when someone states this part is 1912 then I go and check my car to see if my part is the same . There was a post on the differences in the choke wire, The early cars are full of little changes I still don't know all of them still learning.

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I've been driving my 1912 for 50 years I can't tell you if it's shaky it just drives like a Model T . I know my cars sounds if the sound changes I have a problem. Yes I think it would be hard to find 2 T'S the same. How if you have not driven a Model T much Yes the car would seem to be shaky vibrati...

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witch horn would be the earlier horn one with 2 posts or just 1 post I have both and was going to put one on my 1912 touring.

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Well that fits my 1912 Canadian car is a Sept 1912 built car with the 13 style diff and slotted drain plug, it also has the slotted oil drain plug.

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my 1912 touring has all its original parts and has a low profile nut my car is Canadian.

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my 1912 has been in constantly used for 95 years 65 of the years is my family and it had a bit of a sag to the driver side, we had a set of springs in the parts pile so when the crank broke Dad and I switched the springs and she sits level now.

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I have a small 12 volt car battery under the back seat it sits in a wood box open top and it runs lights turn signals brake light 2 horns and is used to start the car on battery. One small hole to run the wires under the car. my car is a 1912 touring

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On my 1912 The exhaust nut would always work loose over the course of the driving season until I was told to get the ford exhaust nut wrench, that was 3 years ago and the nut is still tight . I don't know why but it works.

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This 1911 was for sale on ebay years ago

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The angle mount is the same as the Stewart speedometer both of my clocks are 1910 your looks like 1908 the rim wind works with an outer cup and the inner cup with the thread

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One of the forum members open his clock and just used clock oil on the shafts and his clock run and is still running last I herd.

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How you have the same clock as I pictured. The 3 screws on the bottom will allow you to remove the clock from the case, I took my clock apart cleaned all the parts and reassembled it and used clock oil. Your other option is Use brake clean we have this in Canada Its a cleaner that will evaporate,It ...

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Canadian model t's were right hand drive on the east and west coast into the teens.

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3 screws mount the clock to the base the other 3 mount the clock works to the case . In the bottom of the case is a gear part of the rim wind

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Can you post a pic of the bottom of your clock

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I had a clock like yours many years ago it had 3 screws in from the bottom ,first I had to remove the dash mounting plate and then a false bottom under that was 3 screws.

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I have one of these and yes it folds down and will be flush with the running board .

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My 1912 has it's original rims and old tubes 1948 there are no flaps and knock on wood never a flat since the car has been in the family 1960 How the old tubes may be better than new ones and the car was a complete running car. The rims are still good as of 2013 when I treated the car to new tires ....

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This ad is from 1914 so they are a US item there should be loads of them out there Cheers Colin

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I stand corrected I found a ad from 1913 specialty auto parts New York NY states it will fit all fords form 1911 through 1913

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The bracket pictured clamped to the fork is on my 1912 touring it was on the car in 1960 a complete running car my thought is it is from 1915 or later because the early Manitoba plates are short that is why there is an extra hole so I can put the 12 plates on the car . It is an original Winnipeg Man...

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You can get the ford times off the internet I have copied 1911 to 1915 because my originals are getting fragile you my find motor age in an archive as well Hathitrust Has 1911 though 1916 .

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Langs has made the screw driver I believe 24.95 Natural handle but looks close to my original

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I wish it was more but between 500 and 700 hundred miles a year from April to October mostly just around Winnipeg

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my inner tubes were new in 1948 I replaced the tires in 2013 they are on a car that drives once a year but the tubes are still working well I did add steel valve stems . I carry spare tubes in case of a flat and they are also old so hearing about the trouble with the new tubes I would go looking for...

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I have only seen one of these fire wall and it came off of my Canadian made 1912 touring Is there other cars with this fire wall. What makes it right or left is it has two carb adjusting holes one drilled from each side the extra hole is when covered with the serial number plate. thumbnail_475633.jp...

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My Kingston coils all work but I'm guessing that they are basically the same as the later kw coils . We have always done are own coils using the method spelled out in the vintage ford back in the 60s and it works well so I built a tester to take the bigger coils, can I use the same capacitors.

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Thank you every body I have the solution a member has sold me a lid and is making a second lid for the 1910 box I have so a two for one solution.

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The odd dent here and there is ok on a 100 year old car .My 1912 has all its original dins They should be there at 112 old . I say to the people that complain my car leaks my answer is lets see what leaks out of you when you are 112 years old

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When hot my 1912 will free start almost every time , I do run it on an NH carb. With the original holly carb not so much.

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To me this is easy, drivers side is which ever side the steering wheel is on, so if I were to buy a drivers side fender from England my guess would be it would be a right side if I were to buy a drivers side fender from the states it would be a left but it would be in your best interest to double ch...

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Thank you I did go to langs it showed only the complete box I will contact them . yes I was looking at making a new front for the lid the other 3 sides are good I can make it but it will take some time Im always looking for the easy way out.

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Is there somebody out there making new wood coil box lids I need one for a 1912 kingston coil box Thanks Colin

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Have you found the parts you need I have some parts switches I have collected over the years they are rough what do you need

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I have purchased the 1912 kingston coil box from facebook Coils all work the box bottom is excellent the switch and key are excellent but the lid has seen better days the easy fix is a better lid if anyone has a good lid I would like to purchase it Thanks Colin

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So what your saying is find 20 vintage shop machines most likely sitting at the Henry Ford museum Find 40 people with some skills and making new wheels is a snap Great video thanks for posting .

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a picture is worth a thousand words this is what he is looking for click on the picture and it will get bigger

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Thank You that solves the question I should have it here in 5 days your post is a lot better than here in Canada, I have some old plugs but the top nut is much smaller but my nos plugs from way back the nut is much larger. I guess I'm going to learn about these coils this will be my first, I know Da...

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They look very much like whats on the nos X plugs from the 1920s

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Just a thank you to junk poor D Brown of Iowa for posting that box in the ads I would not have found it here in Canada . Thank You very much Cheers Colin

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It is a kingston box coils and switch

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This is what I bought 250 dollars Would the missing nuts be the same nuts from the engine side of the box I currently have a reproduction box from 1961 which is made bigger for newer coils the 1910 box has the brass side attachment brackets. I may not change it now but it is nice to have the correct...

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I just bought the coil box for the 1912 from market place which was brought to light in the classified ads When I looked it up it was marked 250 dollars so I snapped it up it is missing the nuts that hold the coils in, can anyone post a picture of what they look like. Thanks Colin

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mounting on the back and the black tag above the switch suggests 1912

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And the battery will last 6-8 years

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Back in the 60s it was a 6 volt VW battery under the back seat , DAD built a box for the battery. 6 volt batteries are hard to get here in Winnipeg one size, so we went 12 volt tuned the coils to 12 volt changed the bulbs one charge every 2 years it runs tail park and signals and my car has free sta...

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What I did was I bought 3 lamps which were parts lamps I then took them all apart by unsoldering them and then took the best pieces and built a right hand tail light for my 1912 touring . I'm not finding my pictures but The top the back and the bottom are one piece and the lens are side front side, ...

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If anyone is interested the STEWART SPEEDOMETER book from 1918 is on the old car manual project I copied it there lots of good information.

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Well that looks good and keeps the cable straight in the past 3 years I have broken 4 links it is the original cable and chain and the links are getting brittle, keeping it straight can't hurt.

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Stupid Me I did not think this would be something that was being made I'll know better next time . I am trying to keep the car as period correct as possible the car is at about 95% so if I go new I like to at least copy an original. Thanks Colin

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Here's a tip never buy from someone that knows what they have I bought one of these from a guy at a meet with all chevy stuff 15.00 out the door the ford screw driver was a buck from a guy selling old tools cheers Colin

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My car is a 1912 touring Canadian made It will rub on right hand turns. It has never had a strap in 63 years I did not know about the strap until I found the 1918 Steward book online that is the page I posted In Canada our cable housings are steel and it just shows a bit of shine but no damage,so It...

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Does anyone have pictures and measurement and attaching point of the leather strap that holds the speedometer cable off the tire when turning or do I just wing it

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My car is a 1912 with 30 by 31/2 tires I had never changed a tire on this car so in 2013 it got a new set of tires . The first tire took 1 hour the second took 10 minites I leave the wheel on the car I let the air out and let the car down slowly this loosens the top ,I use dish soap this makes every...

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Still clearing out Dads file cabinets This letter was received 1971 and is the Ford of Canada production numbers as per Ford Canada Historian Herman L. Smith . My thinking is some with Canadian cars may be interested. The letter also states that the wide track T's were built in Canada from 1908 thur...

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My Father bought our 1912 T in 1960 I was born in 61 I started driving it when I was 15 years old I'm now 62 When Dad passed I could not let it go. It was $600.00 to purchase $1500.00 to restore and 60 years of fun. The car has no mods as it does what it was designed to do and I drive it as a 112 ye...

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I dont think door removal was a big thing back in the day US cars dont have a driver door because it is so hard to get in and out of, I have not used the driver door on my T since I was 18 years old Canadian cars have left front doors because Canadian plants built right hand drive cars. I have pictu...

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here are some pics of a US t I would say original interior

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In two of the pictures the bulb comes up in the centre of the door

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Just to through a monkey wench into the mix here are some US 1912s with the single twist black and brass tube inside the body

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It is hard to see but it is there a small brass clip held by 1 flat head screw bottom right corner of the door. E5F4005B-5A37-4171-86DC-683C1EDE7F2F.jpeg Here are 2 pics of original cars both are a little long in my opinion. I would say these cars are US cars as they have no hinges on the left door ...

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It is my under standing that US cars in 1912 the horn tube ran inside the car . my 12 being a Canadian car with a left front door that opens it has a clip , I have only seen this clip on Canadian built cars. AS for lenght Dad renewed this in 1960 and based the lenght on pictures of other cars IMG_20...

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could you post a picture my late 1912 touring which is a Canadian car and all original has 12 rear fenders and 13 front fenders you may have a 13 car with 12 fenders

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I think your car is telling you it wants its original heart back. For 60 years my T has been the most reliable car in the fleet LOL good luck

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I have a 1912 and I see everything that is not 12 such as no front doors high top when folded 09-10 head lamps. 11and 12 then the top is down is much flatter. Pictured is an early 12

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All the bearing are spoken for when I find more I will post again Thanks Colin

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I have got bearings for all how have contacted me and I have replied to all, I will get going on the postage and get back to you shortly Thanks Colin

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1 set of Bower made in the USA threaded outer wheel bearing . NOS part number 09075 and 09076 right and left hand thread. 50.00 per set plus postage.

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The tires I took off my 1912 touring were new in 1948 and I bought new T drivers which had the same tread pattern so about 2010 I think they still had good tread but were hard ,they are on another car but it only goes out 2 times a year. The tires were Good year. I am not expecting the same life fro...

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I hope you have seen the 1917 Coupet for sale on this forum Cheers Colin

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This car was an original model t no modification just a bone stock model t

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there was a news paper article on there trip I think it was funded and the funds ran out as a kid the car was neat because it had coins from different countries stuck on the hood.

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3.png Untitled.png2.png Untitled.png They were driving to Alaska but stopped in Winnipeg the color picture was in front of our house the yellow Manitoba plate is 1964 I think this was 1965-66 . I have a Christmas card from 1967 with 2 pictures of Oliver Bertha with our 1912 and with there car resto...

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There was a 1920s Model t touring in Winnipeg in the mid 1960's it was driven from South American through the states and wound up in Winnipeg. I was just a kid but I remember the car and the if memory serves me correctly it was Oliver and Bertha Foukes the car was a yellow body with red fenders late...

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Dad put the mag lights back in the 12 in 1967 and not used much in the past 50 years or so we have never replaced a bulb. When I need them they always light. Im still waiting to burn one ,and have 50 odd new ones, maybe that keeps the old ones going. This is the first time I herd about matching I'll...

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Your car most likely was built in Walkerville which was the main Canadian plant starting in about 1914 ford started building plants in Toronto Montreal and Winnipeg but if your car was built to be exported I would think it would be built at the main plant . The Winnipeg plant was built in 1917 to su...

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One other though, a friend of mine when setting his clock moved the small lever located when you are looking at the clock face upper right corner that lever is used to set the speed at which the clock runs. In his case he moved it all the way to the s end without knowing and that stopped his clock w...

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They are a very simple clock I have found the biggest problem is dust I found my clock would run 8 days and over the years less days now its back to 8 DSCN4891.JPG DSCN4889.JPG DSCN4894.JPG DSCN4893.JPG DSCN4896.JPG remove the rim and the 3 screws in the back of the brass case and the clock assembly...

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I would open it and see if anything is broken if not oil it I have fixed both of my clocks with clock oil

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My 12 rad is like that but you dont see it because that part of the rad is painted black

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What ever color I paint, my paint guy tints the primer So yellow paint = yellow tint primer also on Lighter colors the color or the primer will slightly charge the color of the top coat. Such as a yellow with black verses grey, grey primer will give you a shade lighter yellow

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They did it is a very nice but not brass

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I made a decal from it and put it in the corner or my windshield

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It looks like your original dash is drilled for right or left hand drive

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Hello John to the top of the rear bow on my Canadian 12 Touring is 6 foot 10 inches and the centre bowes are a little taller so I would say you need 6 feet 11 inches clear .

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Hello John As my car is at the farm waiting for spring I can not measure it but a 7 foot door is more like 6-10 because it does not open all the way . I have always had an 8 foot door because I was told by my dad it wont fit in a 7 foot door. I think it will but the clearence you will have is almost...

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Here are some more of the Model T badges and pins from dads hat

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This dates back to the 70s One of the tours we were on Dad saved everything.

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Yes I forget how but yes the frame was checked a found be be a later frame. Until someone comes up with restoration pictures and paper work the car is a very nice bitsa car . Any one how pays big bucks for it should do there home work. Buyer beware If anyone questioned my 1912 T like this I would pr...

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