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That picture of the Shell truck is something i've never seen before, it seems to be a TT chassis with a roadster tub on it with an elongated salesmans body (if that is what it's called) on the back, it sure is a funny thing ! It's not ugly, just throws you off because the proportions are a bit off i...

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Interesting photo of the WW1 ambulance, it seems to be built along the pattern of the Ambulance bodies that were built by Kelner in Paris for the American Field Service, but built Stateside around late 1916, early 1917 as it has a steel radiator surround. It probably is a prototype that precedes the...

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I love those town cars, they're a fancy version of something cheap, like having pommes frites on a restaurant menu instead of fries

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Picture #4 , the front tyre seems to have been patched, but a brand new tyre is on the running board, probably saving the new one for as long as the patch will hold up.
As the saying goes: No thing as permanent as a temporary fix

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Hard to tell from the photo but it seems it is a steel radiator surround so not earlier than 16. So that dates it mid WW1.
No idea what the reasoning was behind it, as the Chase track system and the Snowmobile were around at that time.
Here's a picture of the Chase shown to military.

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Had strong withdrawal signs, o.k. now
Thanks Admins, you're doing a great job keeping this place safe !

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It's all new to me every day, oh shoot, could be Alzheimers

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Funny that last photo, they must have been scared the stove would burn their hard earnings to a crisp, a board was put between the stove and the safe

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This is a tricky one, you want the ski to slide without damage to the ski, but you need traction for the tracks and you don't want to damage the ramp, Hmmm.... can you make some sort of sleeve for the ski, or adapt some of those 'skates' they use to roll cars around in a workshop, you know these: cm...

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The "Terminus" is translated literaly as 'End of the line', you could find them all over Europe, it was good business as people had to wait for connection to the next part of their trip by cab, bus, train or otherwise. The restaurant window says 'a la carte' and something about 'a la prix something'...

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Now doesn't this stir up some boyhood memories!
https://youtu.be/n4Q7iB6hbtU?si=g_DjCWIaVgGQdr57

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Very early canvas radiator model, very rare,
Happy New Year everyone !

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AI has no clue about how suspension works

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One of the first things that caught my eye was a model T hub puller on the top shelf on the left just after the door was opened !

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Love the sign in pic#6 "New Fords on the Way, place your orders now"

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How come that in many of these hunting party photos the men look like a bunch of gangsters who just robbed the local bank ?

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Pic #13: Family must be doing well from the oil on their land, having a fancy brand new automobile and nice bowler hats an all, they are on the way up !
I see two derricks and what appears to be a 'long line' attached to the post behind.

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It is blasphemy to tow a Ford with a Chebby !

(Nice 'Ute' though !)

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Apparently that Eureka Country Club is still there, on Country Club Road, the area is much more wooded now and Streetview won't let me get up the drive

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That first picture; what was a 'radio flyer' called before there was radio ? Telegraph flyer ?

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Here's one of them, apparently in the Halliburton head offices.

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Are those two FWDs in the background, converted to balloon tyres ?

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Interesting roadster pick up in picture #5,
Looks like a miniature version of a big truck bed, stock racks and all.
I like that idea !

(Could that be an early version of the Minneapolis Moline logo ?)

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While poaching is generally frowned upon, poached eggs are considered a delicacy ???

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I love the term 'Parlor Cars' for the railroad T's, sounds real posh, specially for a T

Looking at the rear axles, the front one seems a lengthened regular T chassis, the second one a TT

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Regarding your shoe size, try these; works for me

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We Model T owners are a lucky bunch, our pumpkins hold enough spice to last for years and years

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Oh, if one of these 'Obedience Officers' would discipline me, I'd be in heaven !

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The abomination !, in picture #6 it clearly shows a water pump, that surely is NOT how Henry designed it..

Thanks for the great pictures !

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Well Herb you're missing the point

I think the best way to remember Rich is just this, continue with this pointless weirdness, thanks guys, may this go on for ever and ever and ever

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Lisa, I just stumbled on this thread this morning, after sifting through all of it there is really just one conclusion : Your beloved car with the 137 numbers is legit, is titled in your name and you love it. The guy trying to claim your 137 car is really his uncles 127 car is "on the wrong scent tr...

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Hello there, some fragments i found when dismantling the starter of my '66 CJ5 have me baffled : The starter had a tendency to lock the bendix in either the out- or the in position, resulting in the starter not disconnecting, or not engaging. Long story short, took the starter apart and two fragment...

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About using lubricant; tyre mounting lube is not grease, it is Soap and that is important, as any kind of grease will stay 'slippery' , soap will not, it will harden in a short time. This prevents the tyre from slipping on the rim. Tyre mounting soap is available in buckets and spray cans from any a...

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About the double plates in photo #5; could they be dealer plates, that would make sense...

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Great shirt, sad to hear of Rich's passing,( viewtopic.php?t=44811 ) Wouldn't it be a great idea to have that shirt printed and made available to forum and MTFCA in memory of Rich ?
I'd order one in a sec !

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That is a blow, for his loved ones, but also to the forum, the Kalamity Dick thread was always the first to open when checking the forum daily, his contributions were without par, i know i'll miss that, but it is a small thing compared to the loss his family must feel. He'll live on on this forum, h...

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Ex Army WW1 Liberty ?

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Thats a dandy pick up in the first picture, beautiful
And the car in #15 the 'National Casket Co.' , Who'd have thought..

Great photo's as usual, thanks

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I always understood there was difference in orientation of the filaments (and thus the sockets) between magneto bulbs and bulbs for generator cars, possibly done to make it easy to see when you put in the wrong bulbs, as generator bulbs will quickly burn out in a magneto car because of the higher vo...

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The picture with the mellons (#13) is exactly about the big change the model T made in rural communities, farmers could get their produce to market quicker and thus in better codition and they made a better buck that way.
Again a great selection of photos, thankss !

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Funny habit of canting the whole top back, three pictures in this series of NRS ?
And wnat are the 'boots' on the rear wheels in the 8th picture ?

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The 'kit' T reminded me of this; it's Volkswagen T3 'kit' so almost On Topic

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My brother in law gave me a cardboard box that he found in a garage of a house he was clearing, he said the old guy who had lived there used to be a mechanic at a long closed local Morris garage. Surely the box was full of old british car parts, mostly electrical stuff like dome lights and blinker r...

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First picture : I believe we are witnessing the very moment it is turning back into a pumpkin

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Nothing to do with a car but, had to renew my passport a couple years back, when i went to collect the new passport at the county office i noticed they spelled my name wrong. I told the lady at the counter and asked her could she please correct the mistake, she told me she could not as it was not al...

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Absolutely no clue about the car, a Panhard maybe ? But the photo must have been taken on famous Daytona Beach, it reads in the letter " We hate to leave Daytona , we like the place so much and have made many friends"
Nice picture !

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As you get the occasional free start, the timing is spot on and spark must be strong. Fuel is your problem as you suspect yourself. Check the fuel from the tank through to the carb, your problem is somewhere there, screen in the bulb, maybe flakes blocking the entrance to the shut off, dirt in the l...

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Harrr harrrr, i'll second that Rich, Landlubbers !

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In general most cars from the T era like to be really 'wet' with gasoline when starting cold, when warm though, not so much, you might even have to lean the mixture by turning the needle a quarter turn in when starting warm. When your car starts real easy when cold, it is a sign that it is on the ri...

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To confuse things even more, if your passenger scoots over behind the steering wheel, does it now become the passenger side ? Just my 2c

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Pic #6 ;
It amazes me every time that in these old photos you often see T's in situations you wouldn't even dare tackle with anything but a sturdy 4x4 today

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This is Off and On Topic, The famous Willow Springs raceway is for sale, the oldes still operating road race circuit in the US, run by the Huth family from 1963 it is still mostly in the state when opened in '53. It has been used by Hollywood for filming famous racing scenes, the last big production...

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Does 'OT' mean Otter Topic ? I am otterly disgusted at the turn this topic is taking, surely i'm not the only one, otter forum users must have the same feelings.
I hope the admin will put a stop to it, otterwise i'll have to look out for some otter forum to join..

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I don't think the problem is the cooling system, you say the car starts and runs fine until it heats up, then it loses power and heats up past normal operating temperatures. There's a big chance the problem is related to the aluminum pistons. I think the bores are too tight relative to rhe aluminum ...

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The three of them look brutal but the lady in furs looks a bit out of place

Mack B's ?

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I love it when artists paint their own studio, have a look at the minuscule paintings he reproduced ! Sometimes there are 'Easter Eggs' hidden where they changed little details as a inside joke, CMRussell2.jpg In the Netherlands we call it the "Droste Effect" after a famous chocolate brands advertis...

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The heading of this topic reminded me of this great heavy Sentinel Steam 'Lorry' as they call them in England

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John, I don't know where you found that picture but your graph is for a very different situation, i.e. a drop of water dropped on a surface of a certain temperature, it has little relation to a motor and radiator system filled with water that heats up while under power. What it does show however is ...

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As you take a closer look at the ingredients of Fuel additives or so called 'stabilisers', you'll find the main ingredient is..... wait for it..... TADAA Alcohol !! (ethanol to be more precise) now i can hear your brain go "Huh WT* ?" The explanation is as follows: The ethanol is put in to make the ...

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How is it that old gas pumps are o.k. but water pumps are frowned upon in the T-world

By the way; great collection !

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Water is excellent at transfering heat, which is what you want, get the heat out of the engine to the radiator. Steam not so much, so boiling is not good as the pockets of steam occur first at the hottest spots in the engine, just where you need heat transfer the most. Hope this helps to 'win' the a...

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The sparkplug gap does not have a big influence on running temp, but running lean sure does. I think that is your problem.

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Them look like 'little people' with a big #ss house ...

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Here it is at the Museum of Speed in Lincoln;
https://www.museumofamericanspeed.org/l ... auler.html

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This has me stumped !

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Who'd have known Gilsonite was still on the market !
You learn something new every day..

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I learn something new every day !
Thanks for sharing this

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It is clear which of the famous Klamitboffer twins drew the short straw..

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Here's a picture of an Ambulance of the AFS, it has a brass radiator so is a '15 or '16 model chassis and has aftermarket demountables, the five lug demountable wheels were made by Firestone i believe.

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Not hoses, wires for the electricity, it's an early accessory electric starter motor.

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Seventh picture from the top, looks like a sightseeing trip to a beeched ship, seems to be laying on its side with the anchor chain still over the side onto the sand ?

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At least have the patience to wait till the body is finished and have everything done in one go, you'd hate yourself (or the painter) if there is a slight color difference between the body and the fenders

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Just a wild guess; Autocar ?

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The left hand wind times were surely hard times, persistent wind from left or right (as in our days) is never a good thing.

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Hello there Steve Jelf, here's a little ditty for you and Shorty ;
https://youtu.be/9vtU-xFjv84?si=vmZbu7YZRTpN_yaD
Enjoy !

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I just love this one, you get taken back in time when looking at it closely !

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Well he's obviously Dutch, what with the wooden clogs and "High Water Trouser legs" as they are still called here. He is showing off his new fangled sun glasses while sipping his imported Heineken. And he must have just robbed an old lady of her handbag, brandishing his fancy nickle plated sixgun. H...

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From the 16th to right up to the early 20th century French was the preferred language in international diplomacy, today its English, but another fun fact; Spanish seems to be the most spoken language worldwide, second place is for Mandarin Chinese. So what will it be....

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Looks like most buildings around it are also surviving the times, a rare sight, nice !

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A wheel that needs repaired to be drivable should be rebuilt properly, a repair with 'Quick Poly' or other so-called wood-rot-stoppers is only acceptable for static display.
Driving with "Fixed" wheels is going to get you or others hurt, don't do it.

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That propped up car in picture #1, i see that a lot in these old garage photo's, definitely not OSHA these days but apparently quite normal procedure before lifts were comon

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Hey Dennis, i am not aware of any tests done but guys running without magnets report a somewhat 'snappier' engine (i.e. quicker responding to the throttle) but a loss of smoothness pulling away from standstill and/or transition from low to high gear. All of which is easily explained by the removal o...

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Great stuff ! Do you have the same, that after accomplishing a nice fabrication job you hessitate to cover it in paint ? I like to look at it as long as i can and keep procastrinating the paintwork

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This one is a Doozy !
El Novator means The Renewer
Taller de Lavado translates as Laundry bussines
And barely legible : Fundato 1876 means Founded 1876
What a sweet truck !

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In the photo it (sort of) clearly says 'Rocky Mountain'

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Welcome home Steve, that must feel great after all that happened the last months.
Get better, love Shorty and enjoy the coming Spring !

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Picture #3 reminded me of this: planes in a boneyard after WW2

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Harvey, forgive me if this sounds stupid, but was the difference between magneto headlights versus generator headlights not that the sockets for the bulb were 90deg. off between the two and that causes your filaments to be oriented vertical instead of horizontal ?

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LEDs can be very sensitive to small currents that are being "thrown around" by the flywheel magneto, that is also the reason that a digital multimeter is almost useless when working on a Ts electrical system, and an old analog meter works best. The flywheel magneto was a great idea in its time but t...

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Here's an official 1917 photo of the standardised Ford Ambulance Model of 1917 for the U.S. Army, as can be seen it has a standard civilian cowl, it should not be too difficult to find a restorable cowl at a swap meet in the US or from one of the known parts sellers on this forum. Success on the bui...

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Here's my 'modern' it is the same build year as my wife, 1966, and it is my daily driver, runs on propane. Served me very well the last 20 years, just finished the second rebuild of the gearbox and transfer case, last year did an engine rebuild for the third time since i own it. It still has to earn...

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Here's the origin of the 'French Hood' the 1900 Renault typ C of a whopping 3,5 hp. The engine was a single cylinder De Dion Bouton, as Renault Frères did not yet produce its own engines. The first two models A and B were air cooled, this was the first water cooled car, it had 'radiators' on the sid...

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A couple years ago i did some extensive research into WW1 Ford ambulances, pertinent to your plan on colors; The ambulances of the AFS were painted a light(ish) blue, as that was the standard colour of the French Armee, under which command it operated, there is only one original car left, it resides...

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They look like roadsters to me, not cabs ?

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That one is 'bass ackwards'

What a funny contraption, great find !

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Driving a model T in todays traffic is an inherently dangerous undertaking, sparking on your battery only mildly ups the odds, we're all living on the edge

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First picture; seems it even has a sand box mounted under the running board with a little tap like thingee to lay sand in front of the rear wheel to prevent slipping.

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That watch holder is sure a nice find, would love to have one.

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Way to go ! Thanks Kim, that must be the best therapy Steve can get !

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