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Somewhere in the woods of Westborough Massachusetts you will find one. How do I know? As an apprentice at an antique restoration shop, I was working with my mentor as he was trying to sort out a rough running engine on a T. He asked me to hand him a screwdriver. Not knowing his intention, or perhaps...

My favorite part is the gaslight parade. Lit up the sidelights and headlights although I must admit I use an MC tank mounted at an angle underneath for the headlights. I’ve been running on the same tank for at least 6 or 7 years and thought this would be the year I would run out of gas. Well, I did ...

Like Jerry, I plan on leaving my car overnight at the village, but a couple of tips and some info for those who will be driving back to the Rotunda Center. 1. The bridges over Southfield freeway have a “u-turn” loop. Instead of going all of the way to the light you can make an immediate left onto th...

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Great to hear you are at home and doing so well Steve!

Great to see you back Steve!

Welcome back Steve! Great to hear from you.

Celebrating by bringing my T down to the Piquette Plant to give rides. Got stuck behind this new fangled transportation device.

So sorry to hear this. Prayers to you Steve for a speedy recovery.

Darren, I suspect this may be related to the thread below regarding the forum being slow for all. Although this seems to have only been the past few days and your original post predates this. https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38049&sid=6c2890a7c3f7feed32875930ed10e229 I too am experiencin...

… a special event called “EVs Then and Now”. This is a rare opportunity to see a gathering of early electric vehicles and the first floor where the business offices of Ford Motor once were. It would be great to see you there.

For details: https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/events/

You may want to look at the offerings of this eBay seller. https://www.ebay.com/str/themaytagshed

I have no affiliation, but purchased one of their valves two years ago and am pleased. It rotates easily and doesn’t leak.

I made a bracket similar to Keith’s in the thread linked below. Mine is attached to the frame and one of the running board cross braces. The regulator sits just below the gas tank. I have to crawl under the cad to turn the bottle on but I usually only light them once a year at Old Car Festival so it...

A slightly clearer version is on a past discussion when Stan Howe (RIP) posted it. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/822076/921991.html?1544817337 It’s such a cool truck and great to see it again. Could the tank hold enough pressure where the belt only needs to be connected occasionally along wit...

I love September with a Model T. It begins with Old Car Festival where this year I “renewed my vows” … 3F4F37A1-84A5-497E-9075-47F5D4B8496B.jpeg …and ends with the Model T Birthday Party at the Piquette Plant. The birthday party is a great opportunity to share the Model T with others. 29EC7317-CB71-...

Sorry the picture is a little dark. See if you can spot Steve and identify the car in which he is riding.

You may also recognize some other forum members.

I will be in the non-judged 1911 area when parked, but if all goes well I will be driving around or playing old car games. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

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Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:02 am
Personally, I liken this to people saying that tool boxes will tip over if you leave one too many drawers open... just my opinion.

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Hoping I can finally catch up with you all this year.

Peter Nikolajevs (Nickle-eye-us)

They filmed the same route after the earthquake.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=G1Grm4d-UII

Also an interesting write-up with some details of the filming. www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/amp/See-stunni ... 013456.php

Will this work for you?

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/1002/

While waiting for your copy to arrive- http://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/servicema ... mcolor.pdf

You should also look at the credits. http://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/default.htm
A lot of familiar forum names.

Personally I prefer fewer sub-forums and think, as stated by others, that a proper subject allows us to determine if we want to read it or not. Because of this thread, I decided to look at the VF sub forum and there are a few posts that would have fit in quite well here and probably generated great ...

I think I found the post.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/82 ... 1534016061

I used Google and searched MTFCA Lyndon and Snap.

My car is there and I will be shortly.

Here’s a pic from the lighting test last night. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

They also made coil on plug coils for marine applications.
http to ://www.oldmarineengine.com/disc ... 34558.html

I think it’s intended to fit directly in place of the timer and be controlled by the rod. Take a look at the patent image.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis ... page-1.png

Really interesting idea!

This appears to be the patent for it. https://patents.google.com/patent/US1548643?oq=connecticut+telephone+and+electric Regarding the window… …”and the wall may be cut away, as at 21, to form an inspect-ion window, normally closed by a suitable cover 22, which may or may not be An intermeof transpar...

I do not see the exact timer here, but this page has some period advertisements
https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Con ... ic_Company

Borrowed from OCF. The shoe race. A passenger takes off one shoe and leaves it at the start. Halfway down a straight course the passenger hops out, runs back to the start and puts on the shoe and then runs back to and hops into the car. You then race to the finish line. The fire drill. Similar to ab...

An interesting article on the 1941 “soybean” car.
https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/the ... ybean-car/

Very cool. There’s a video linked from the auction. I’ve pasted it below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ0G4sD ... e=youtu.be

A prior discussion on the topic. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/59 ... 1465851863

If anyone at Old Car Festival found a top bow saddle it is likely mine. Decided to put the top up on the 1911 for the first time in years when it started to rain and did not notice it was loose in the dark. If you happen to find it I would appreciate you letting me know by posting on this thread or ...

An interesting option to add "foes" can be found under your profile settings. I hope to never upset anyone enough to add me. :) "Foes are users which will be ignored by default. Posts by these users will not be fully visible. Personal messages from foes are still permitted. Please note that you cann...

Thanks Chris! Looks great.

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