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by VanEpsFan1914
Sun May 08, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: HIMICO BUILT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
Replies: 21
Views: 5658

Re: HIMICO BUILT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION

That's a fantastic find right there. Was it built using a Ford block, or is the HIMICO block completely separate?

It looks like a great engine--
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Mobile phone for the T......
Replies: 20
Views: 2919

Re: Mobile phone for the T......

I don't think a rotary dial phone's dialing function would be affected by Model T RF. Whatever you used to link the roatary dial to modern lines or Bluetooth, etc, might be. It might get into the audio, but shielded cable ought to prevent that. The link is just standard 4-conductor copper wire phon...
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Mobile phone for the T......
Replies: 20
Views: 2919

Re: Mobile phone for the T......

OK, I've been lurking here forever and still don't have a Model T yet (whoever heard of a liberal-arts student with money or a covered parking space) but I do have a lot of weird old-time technology from the 1800s and 1900s, so here y'all go-- If I was going to hook up an antique phone in a Model T-...
by VanEpsFan1914
Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:20 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Vehicles
Topic: Parting out the 1926 Model T Ford Tudor sedan
Replies: 15
Views: 6241

Re: Parting out the 1926 Model T Ford Tudor sedan

So much for preserving history, eh?
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Welding fun
Replies: 32
Views: 4960

Re: Welding fun

Making a vehicle out of a bed frame--

You have done built yourself a Snoozenberg.
by VanEpsFan1914
Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: OLD PHOTO - Politically Incorrect Model T Clown Car
Replies: 22
Views: 3684

Re: OLD PHOTO - Politically Incorrect Model T Clown Car

I thought everyone'd recognize that they were dressed up like Amos & Andy from the radio show! That show was done over the radio by two white guys who put on burnt-cork makeup when they'd appear in public--but in 1951 to 1953 the show hit television with black actors. They went on the air first in 1...
by VanEpsFan1914
Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Coupe in NH
Replies: 6
Views: 1640

Re: Coupe in NH

(Oh and here are the pics for the folks who don't do Facebook--which is totally understandable.)
NH T 2.jpg
NH T.jpg
NH T 3.jpg
by VanEpsFan1914
Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Coupe in NH
Replies: 6
Views: 1640

Coupe in NH

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by VanEpsFan1914
Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:30 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Vehicles
Topic: For Sale an unrestored 1915 Touring
Replies: 19
Views: 12059

Re: For Sale an unrestored 1915 Touring

What a cute car. Not sure why it hasn't found a new home yet! The "original" look is great.

I don't have 1) $5200 or 2) an enclosed garage, or otherwise I'd be wanting to go check it out. Hope you can find a buyer for it.
by VanEpsFan1914
Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Model T accessory Identification
Replies: 16
Views: 2793

Re: Model T accessory Identification

RajoRacer wrote:
Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:04 am
WAG - rotating the gizmo's "teeth" adjusted the coil spring tension ???
This is how you adjust the carriage shifter of an Underwood No. 5 manual typewriter.
by VanEpsFan1914
Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Is Cartouche still in business?
Replies: 27
Views: 4439

Re: Is Cartouche still in business?

Ford phased leather out of Model T upholstery production fairly early on. I don't think they went to vinyl, since it probably didn't exist then. What they used would likely have been one or more of several cloth-backed faux-leather materials then available. Pyroxylin, a type of plastic, was widely ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Model T temporary wheel question
Replies: 5
Views: 1529

Re: Model T temporary wheel question

Thank you Allan! Sounds like a very excellent reason why we really only see Model T's with regular wood or wire wheels on them.
by VanEpsFan1914
Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:16 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Model T temporary wheel question
Replies: 5
Views: 1529

Model T temporary wheel question

I see this with a lot of older cars--people put different wheels on them sometimes when they need to work on the car. I've seen them with trailer wheels, old donut spares, etc., stuck on there to help move the car around a little bit. If someone had an old Ford chassis would they be able to stick a ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Sacriligious!
Replies: 12
Views: 2604

Re: Sacriligious!

The article stated that it was built hand-formed on a body buck from original 1909 plans, so thankfully it wasn't a cut-up 1909 Ford. Unfortunately the one he built prior to this was a genuine 1915 body with a bunch of replica fenders & a Pinto engine & all that sort of nonsense, but the 1909 was a ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Saw a Model T this afternoon-
Replies: 16
Views: 3477

Re: Saw a Model T this afternoon-

The car was certainly post-1916 as it had a black radiator -- and pre-1926 as it had no nickel shell. I believe the rings were probably an add-on like a radiator script or something like that. The car was certainly newer than the brass era. It was a handsome car & I was surprised to see a T in New B...
by VanEpsFan1914
Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Saw a Model T this afternoon-
Replies: 16
Views: 3477

Saw a Model T this afternoon-

I was driving my old Corolla on Stanley Street in New Britain, Connecticut today--Sunday afternoon--and saw a Model T. It was a black T, not brass & not Improved Ford, with two brass rings on the headlights & natural wood spokes on the wheel. Body style was regular touring but the top was down. Not ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: One of you guys might like this.
Replies: 6
Views: 1752

One of you guys might like this.

So I happened on this today & thought someone in New Hampshire or the area would like this--looks like source of spare parts. Of course this isn't mine--If it was, I'd try to fix it first. And of course I'm not buying it--I'm on a student's budget & live somewhere without enough space to basically m...
by VanEpsFan1914
Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 22 windshield on a 23 T?
Replies: 9
Views: 1853

Re: 22 windshield on a 23 T?

I have one question--if these cars are pieces of history, why cut one in half to make a pickup truck? You can always sell a touring car & find a pickup.
by VanEpsFan1914
Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Electric Model T?
Replies: 13
Views: 2438

Re: Electric Model T?

Model T's sound great as they are, IMHO. But as a non-T owner I was thinking what would happen to build an electric motorcar on a T frame--it's perfect. The brakes are enclosed and the tires are smaller, so two major sources of pollution (brake dust and tire fragments) are reduced. Ground clearance ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:27 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 1909: How red was red?
Replies: 14
Views: 3124

Re: 1909: How red was red?

This sounds crazy but hear me out-- Old photos were taken with old cameras. Old cameras used the film of that time. So you're likely to have a snap-shot taken on orthochromatic film. Orthochromatic B/W film is not very sensitive to red light; a darkroom of that time would be provided with a red "saf...
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:44 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: What car is this?
Replies: 18
Views: 3436

Re: What car is this?

It is a Metz, isn't it?


Charles F.
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Am I right to be upset? Children in old cars
Replies: 75
Views: 19848

Re: Am I right to be upset? Children in old cars

Sorry to hear about the whole reason for this thread (funeral processions mean someone worth remembering is gone from us.) Requiescat in pace. I haven't got an "antique" yet (though I'm planning for it one day) but my very old and slow Toyota Corolla will be one next year: sunk it in a ditch a few m...
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: A Complicated Man
Replies: 29
Views: 8548

Re: A Complicated Man

I am sure there are some T fans here who know the Jones & Hare song, "Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me." It's mostly satirical and lightly ridicules Jewish people for suddenly embracing Ford after the publication of that apology for some of the antisemitism in the Dearborn Independent. So I can see...
by VanEpsFan1914
Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: A Complicated Man
Replies: 29
Views: 8548

Re: A Complicated Man

Hey Charles, are you lost? I guess since phonos and T's both have cranks... :) :) Hello Mr Jerry, not quite--but kind of. The quarantine lockdown will do that! I just like reading about any & all things 1890s-1940s, and both the artifacts of that period and the history of the people involved are fa...
by VanEpsFan1914
Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: A Complicated Man
Replies: 29
Views: 8548

Re: A Complicated Man

The absolute worse place to get history is from Wikipedia . . . Worse than online fora ?!? :shock: :shock: :lol: This is the stuff I like the forum for: self-aware humor and general kindliness. You guys get to the bottom of history while still taking it easy on one another, most of the time. As far...
by VanEpsFan1914
Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: A Complicated Man
Replies: 29
Views: 8548

Re: A Complicated Man

Thank you, Mr. Coiro, for a fascinating post on the life of Henry Ford. He was a very interesting man without whom the world would be a much different place. One hypothesis about Henry Ford's personality is that he may have been on the autism spectrum.^1^ Autistics are generally resistant to change ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Speedster modifications contest
Replies: 19
Views: 6208

Re: Speedster modifications contest

George House wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:22 pm
What is a “stock speedster”...
A Ford at full throttle going down hill with a stiff tailwind, no brake band, and the Weight Watchers' Convention "Before" models on board.
by VanEpsFan1914
Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Non-starter engines post-1917
Replies: 7
Views: 2912

Non-starter engines post-1917

Hello; Sorry about being the longtime lurker; I usually use the antique phonograph forum to get my old-junk fix, but in the interest of picking up something else with a crank on it, I was curious about Model T's and have been for a very long time. Are non-starter engines really that easy to find? I ...
by VanEpsFan1914
Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:47 am
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: 1926 drive train
Replies: 10
Views: 4350

Re: 1926 drive train

That's really unfortunate. If the wheels were respoked and it was still running OK then it was probably a car someone enjoyed & cared a lot about, not just some old wreck pulled out of the woods. Hot rodding is automotive cancer. I'm glad the parts ended up in good hands, though, instead of a recycl...
by VanEpsFan1914
Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:48 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: 1926 drive train
Replies: 10
Views: 4350

Re: 1926 drive train

What happened to the rest of the car?
by VanEpsFan1914
Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Model T V8!
Replies: 8
Views: 4387

Re: Model T V8!

Only one thing to say about this:

Montana 500.
by VanEpsFan1914
Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Stolen Fords recovered
Replies: 16
Views: 6933

Re: Stolen Fords recovered

Wow, usually when old stuff disappears it's gone for good. Glad to see the bodyshop owners co-operated with the policemen--
by VanEpsFan1914
Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Ran when parked
Replies: 16
Views: 6535

Re: Ran when parked

Well, the owner did get his math wrong. It's only 106 years old (1914 to 2020) not 114 like he suggests. That was the only thing I noticed--you guys did well picking the rest of it apart.

I'm glad to see the results of CSI: Detroit on here. Y'all ruthless--and that's good.
by VanEpsFan1914
Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Ran when parked
Replies: 16
Views: 6535

Ran when parked

I don't own this car, or any Model T for that matter, as my usual online hangout is the antique phonograph forum...but when I saw this I wanted to pass it on to you guys. It's on Tbay right now and I kind of thought some of you would enjoy seeing this car. Looks like a time capsule more than anythin...
by VanEpsFan1914
Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:42 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: Need help in North Carolina
Replies: 1
Views: 1521

Re: Need help in North Carolina

PM sent.