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As Jeff said, this back panel with the Ford script was used on the earliest AA trucks, until February 1928.

Rich C.

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Rich C.

Among the treasures I found at Hershey was the mate to my 1913 Victor “1” cowl lamp. Now I have a matching set. RSC Differences1.jpg Nope, not so fast! A close inspection revealed the spade mounting brackets were different. RSC Differences2.jpg I find the details to be interesting and know nobody wo...

One other indicator of an early TT is the rear cross member. The early ones are shorter and have only one hole for mounting a bed instead of two. Your photo field of view didn't quite cover this area of the frame. Pictured below is what I'm describing. Rich C.

I’m not trying to change the purpose of Matt G’s original post about his great Model T buzz saw – I love it. However, there was some interest regarding the aluminum hogshead on his late 1915 / early 1916 engine assembly. From an earlier post by Hap Tucker in July 2012 we get this mention of 1916 alu...

It looks like the transmission hogshead is aluminum. During early 1916 a few aluminum transmission covers were used alongside the newly introduced cast iron covers. These 1916 aluminum covers were more like the 1911-12 style covers in that did not have the reinforcing gussets at the bolts holes. Alu...

Actually a TT in progress... Rich C.

Gary, I sent you an email to your AOL address.

Rich C.

The Arkansas River through Tulsa looked more like the Mississippi River for several days – wide and fast moving. It flooded numerous areas along its course as the waters rose due to increased output flow from the upstream Keystone Lake Dam. The river is now below flood stage and cleanup is going wel...

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Rich C.

This block came out of a TT truck that looked like it was cobbled together at some time in the past, based on the mix of major pieces. My plan is to make a test stand using this engine to test carburetors, starters, and generators. It’s an Oct 1925 engine, in others words an early 1926 block. It loo...

Here is the original plated tee Larry referred to. Rich C.

I like the new option of clicking on a posted photo and getting the full sized version of the pic.

Rich C.

I found spool pieces inserted inside the frame rails on both sides of one frame while looking over some T frames I have. They’re at the rear portion of the frame. Instead of the three rivets being used for the corner bracket, one rivet was left out and this tubular support was in its place. There is...

I need to learn more about Model T bodies! Where do these brackets go, what do they do, and what years were they used? Thank you for your kind help. Rich C.

This Ruckstell plate is from my TT rear axle. Given the serial number, it most certainly is a later example. Rich C.

I’m very sorry to hear of Fred’s passing and I expend my deepest condolences to his family. Fred was my first mentor when I entered the Model T hobby and I will miss him.

Rich C.

Would the later non-starter car, those with the firewall terminal block, have an electric tail light as shown in drawing #3? Or would it just be the oil tail lamp?

Rich C.