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Got mine safe and sound. Already have one up and working on a frame for the other.

I have a 26 bare block in Tennessee if you are close enough to me.

Now that the auction is over I was curious where some of Rich's paintings ended up. Anyone else in here win anything in the sale or have one of his paintings? My wife and I couldn't decide between two and ended up with both but paid more than I expected. I have never bought artwork before but felt t...

We took our 27 out today and gave rides.

This tag was under the back seat of my 13 touring.
Picture from a few years ago.

I might be able to help.

Dave,

Let me know if Kenny's place works better for you, my uncle is about 35 miles south of Bloomington.

SANY1714.JPG This aluminum body 1909 touring followed me home from Kansas in a snowstorm in February 2019. I had just been released by the doctor to drive again after a round of pneumonia so it was a rough trip for me. I then fell off the trailer and landed flat on my back while cranking the T to d...

I need to contact them too. I had the name and number but lost it in my move.

I checked what I have on an old seat and it is not any good at all. Paper is stronger than this seat material.

Never got to meet him in person but I remember telling him how much he reminded me of Norman Rockwell. He just had a way of telling a story with his art.

Such a huge loss for us all.

How big of a piece do you need? I may have some but will check if it is worth trying to use. It might rip too easily to be any good.

What engine number?

We decided to take the 27 out for BBQ last night and the only parking space open just happened to be in front of this 23 T.

Look at the bolt from the oil pan to the block just below the timer. Mine would short out a post on the timer every time I advanced the timing. I turned it around and put the nut on the other way and problem with rough running was fixed. It could send a spark up the linkage to the spark leaver and c...

I will take the cutout if available.

These are 23 inch TT rear rims that say Hayes on the attached lugs. Both rims have a notch in the lugs on either side of the valve stem. It doesn't look worn or cut and both rims are identical. Is this normal? Why are they like this?

So where do the tours go to this year?

Thanks for your help with this. I was thinking they'd be a little more expensive so this is helpful. I have also paid less for the more common rims at auctions but for the less common stuff I am lost and want to be fair to both buyer and seller. The TT rims from what I understand are a little toughe...

I know it's hard to find a good set of rims for the 23 inch TT rear wheels but if you were to find a nice pair with the silver still looking good and no rust or damage, what would you expect a fair price would be?

I wouldn't use the expanding foam because it will be a b×#@&* to remove later if you or the next guy need to ever work on that coil again.

Larry LaPatka wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:21 pm
Call Bill squires Transport 216-842-8697
The best there is!!!

I don't think Bill's trailer is tall enough for the 11 but you can ask him. I know both T's will fit inside a 28 foot trailer and I think they would fit in a 24 foot also if the door is tall enough.

Glad to see this one will be preserved and went to the right place. Getting pretty hard to find a good unrestored mostly original 110+ year old model T. Close up pictures would be great for someone wanting to do a restoration and having another one to compare to is a big plus. Congratulations Mark! 👍

Stan's words are so true. Sure miss his posts.

Looks like a good sullution has been found. I was thinking of the paintless dent removal while reading this but agree that it might not work in this case or could be too expensive. Knowing Bill, he would rather save the original top but original replacement top is good too.

After 3 delays for rain we finally got to drive the 09 in the Christmas parade.

Then Christmas eve we put about 60 miles on the backroads of Tennessee in the 27 touring.

Getting the 09 ready for the Christmas parade this weekend if the weather holds out.

Dan Hatch wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:17 pm
I heard that they have moved all the equipment to Ky.
Could be why number is not working.

Any idea of where in Kentucky?

Is that the standard Scat crankshaft at Summit?

Took a short drive to see the fall colors in Tennessee

https://youtu.be/x6n5buegEJQ

Welcome back Steve, do you get the feeling that you were missed the past few weeks?

I need to post this while I'm thinking of it so forgive me if I am jumping the gun but we are scattered all around the country with different skills that can fix anything so I can picture Steve's car back on the road fast if we can just get the parts from place to place. If someone is willing to don...

Nice looking cars! I rescued a 12 touring back in Indiana several years ago from a drunken druggie scraper. Didn't get any of the brass other than the windshield but I got a good deal on it. We should be able to get it down here to Tennessee pretty soon. I will try to look you up if we are going to ...

My modern car is a 2011 that I have owned for about 3 years now. I still don't know how to change the radio station while I'm driving it so my wife does it for me.

It is good news that Steve is showing improvement but it is still to soon to be setting up transportation for his car or to plan for restoration until the insurance is settled and Steve is well enough to tell us what he wants to do. With that said, we can get everything prepared for what we think he...

I called him and left a message but he hasn't responded. I know a couple of people in the area he's in so I sent messages out to them to see if they were close enough to help and Rod Barrett was able to help.

Thanks for your help Rod, we all appreciate all the help we can get.

I like my tsetse bugs with a little cinnamon and sugar

Bill is the only one I can count on when I can't do it myself. He really knows what he is doing and is easy to talk to. I recommend him to everyone.

I just saw a post from Seamus that his father was in an accident Saturday and didn't make it. I hope this copy and paste will work here. Michael Hnat, 62, passed away on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio. He was born October 11, 1960, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of the late Robert and Eleanor...

Seamus Hnat was 19 and driving his 1914 touring when I first met him. Now he drives that car more than most of us will in 20 years. I could name a few others who may have been 19 or 20 like Stephen Noll, Stephen Heatherly, Jeron Takacs, and a few others I have met but don't know their names. I mostl...

Mike,
It's looking really nice but I had to zoom in on what looked like a FOR SALE sign on the seat. Turned out to be something orange on a newspaper

Awesome job Hank! The last car I did for a friend more or less as a favor and to see if I could still do it took me 3 months working almost every day for what I figure was less than $2/ hour but I knew he would have had someone else do it and end up with an Earl Schibe type paint job that would fail...

I have a truck that I am going to sell because I don't want to move it 400 miles to the new house along with a few other cars and items just because of space and not wanting to make the extra trips. I have a buyer that just turned 20 and lives less than an hour away from me. We met because of the mo...

I would love to see some pictures of these! Never knew they existed.

I can't believe you're letting this go, everything OK Bill?

Bob, Like Kim said The Henry Ford will have the print. Talk to Jim Orr he is in the artifact room and will get you what you need. Cost for the digital hi resolution image is $30 unless they already have it uploaded to their online website then it’s $7. This particular image is already available on ...

Any chance anyone could get a copy of this?

Is this the book that tells you how to rebuild the ruckstell?

Tony will be missed, I always enjoyed his postings.

Facebook is impossible to follow because it is not organized and postings vanish among the clutter. It is the biggest waste of time ever and I don't have the time to waste nor do most people who have a life. When I don't have time to check the forums I know the postings will still be there in order ...

Steve, did you get tubes or just the tires with your order?

Busted last summer at the Henry Ford.

My 13 horn

Very interesting video, well worth watching to the very end. Don has my respect.

Some exciting things happening! Made a cardboard template for the roof rails. I can’t believe this thing is in my garage! EEE60391-96BA-4084-ACDD-BB6D1070F146.jpeg 3EF261FA-FCF1-4EB9-B340-961DBDB7A663.jpeg E73EDB9D-F7A0-4624-950F-9C91FE70CB89.jpeg 52542840-3BA7-4B57-8910-A986AAEF555A.jpeg I hope it...

I have always wanted a personal check as preferred payment method. Never had a problem and have sent items out before the buyer even sent the money. If I get shafted I might just show up at the address it shipped to someday

but if I don't know the buyer I will wait for the check to clear.

Check the front and sides of the block real close. JB weld can fix a lot since it has no pressure on any of it.

Did 1910 have a buggy rail for the top?

I also think this is a 1909/10 taken in a later year. Radiator looks newer and some parts could have been replaced by the time of the picture.

I am thinking 09 for whatever it may be worth.

Both of my grandparents were born in 1909 so I call the 1909 touring Grandpa.

Larry, I don't think anyone took this seriously but a few had fun messing with the scammer. When I first saw the email I thought, that is odd but then I thought maybe you wanted to ask about something on my 13. Then when I got the story about Amazon the red flag hit me and I gave the guy the phone f...

Larry, don't call the phone number I sent you in my reply to your email, it was the local mental hospital and they will track your call.

Happy to hear back from you, I need to get an online Amazon E-Gift Card sent to a friend who is battling (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) a type of Blood Cancer and has been undergoing treatment lately . It's her birthday , I've tried to order it online but my card was declined.. Can you purchase it f...

Someone is asking me to buy a gift card from your email address as I type this.

Bob

TWrenn wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:34 am
Lucky duck Bob!
It's not for sale by any chance is it?

Sorry Tim, that head came with my original 13 touring that I need to get running.

1913 headshot

I didn't realize until I posted this that my head was cast just 3 days after the one Mike posted.

What size do you need? 30x3.5, 30x3, or 21s? If you don't know what size you need maybe post a picture of the car or what year it is.

Behind Steve Jelf is Joe Bell, to the right of Steve is Jeron Takacs and then I think Kathy Tagert

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From the uunrestored January 13 touring I have. All fasteners match between the car and the curtains. They show some repairs to the clear window area but fit real nice. Most of the windows are busted out because they are brittle from age.

Update, I made good progress today and am told that I will receive a corrected title in a few weeks. I also got my old Indiana title back that they still had in the back room. Now I can at least put the two titles together for any future owners so now I feel this should help down the road. If someon...

Good info so far and I am going to town now and see what progress if any can be made. The new title Vin is MOT1909XXXX which MOT also appears under model and of course 1909 as the year.it is possible maybe someone typed the info in the wrong place and it came out this way when it was printed. I will...

As a lot of you may know by now we moved to Tennessee from Indiana so I have been transferring the titles of my cars which should be no big deal. I have had the 1909 Touring registered in Indiana in my name for years and have driven it on tour and to local car shows and just for fun many times. I tr...

Hank, as you know we had been looking for a house in Tennessee and almost made it to your house on one of our property searches. Now we have a place just north of you in Smithville just 15 miles from McMinnville so don't be surprised if you get a call from me after we get settled and we'll stop by. ...

Letting nonmembers post here helps get new people to join.

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This is for a 1909 but may be the same for 1910.

Did all of the 09 Pontiac bodies have that wood under the skin? I have never looked for it on mine but will check on it.

Original 13 touring under the front seat. I can try to get you a shot of an original 12 touring but I am not close by where I have it stored.

You might contact the Elwood Haynes museum in Kokomo Indiana. They might have pictures or info or know someone who does.

I know a Rolland Smith but he lived in California and has passed away a while back. Please send me the info you have for the one in Texas like email address or phone number and I will try to confirm if they're the same. Rolland Smith was a great guy and a good friend.

Take a closer look, that windshield folds in, not out. That's why I was thinking 14. After looking again it does look like 13 doors so I change my vote.

Looks like a 14

I will have a T in Winamac Indiana on the 15 for the antique power show and have been known to give free rides around the park and beyond. If he could come to Winamac I would be happy to take him but I don't know if I will have the 09 or the 27 there. Let me know and I will plan on it.

One more easy thing to check that can cause this problem is the bolt below the timer that goes through the front of the oil pan into the bottom of the engine block could be pointed up instead of down and will hit the terminals on the lower side of the timer every time you advance your timing and sho...

Where am I today? Let's make this one a little harder.

You guys are good. Here's a really easy one.

I am reading this from the hotel in Dearborn where we had planned a trip several months ago and can't believe we missed this group of people by 1 day. Have a safe journey and enjoy the adventure.

No BS door to door service and very professional. I have dealt with Bill 3 times and every time he has shown me that he cares. Always keeps me informed and on time. One time he wasn't going to be in the area and I needed an engine shipped so he set me up with someone who he trusted and everything wo...

Has anyone ever used the subframe from a touring of the same year to repair or replace the bad parts of a roadster? I have the touring subframe but don't have a roadster to compare it to.

Gainesboro is pretty close, I have been through there but it's a little hilly for me. Which direction from Gainesboro are you Rick? North? South? I will look into the local chapters in the area soon. Hoping to find someone close enough to meet up with and do some cruising once we get our T down that...

Just checking who might live in the area that owns/drives a T.

I just bought it all and will be sorting it out later. After I pick which 1909 chassis and which 2 pedal I want to keep the rest will be for sale. He is going to hold it for me so I can get shipping set up for April 31.

Anyone know what day it is?

Second time out this year. Ice cream run.

Just keep that camera strapped to your arm so you can post pictures when you get the chance.

I see a link posted to my old pictures (thanks Mark) but they can't be zoomed in on so I will repost the side curtain shots here in full size. This is a 1913 that was last registered in 1928 and has its original side curtains. I put the top up for the first time in who knows how long so it took a fe...

SANY1198.JPG Tim and Scott, What is your body's builder stamped in the wood on the front seat riser? It's hard to see in the picture but mine has the big W stamped in front of the numbers. Rich. I think that car would look awesome in front of an old barn. When I get it running someday it will be a ...

Maybe the cut outs are later 13. Mine is an unrestored January 1913 touring. The side curtains were just folded up under the rear seat when I got it.

Took this one of my 13 a couple years ago for someone so it was in my files. I can get more shots of it if you want but it is cold here so just be patient.

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