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While Rustphilia in itself is a harmless affliction, it can develop into Junkitis which will attack the central nervous system, affecting ones sense of sound judgment, it will in the end lead to disconnection with society in general with exception from people with the same mental state

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Had my pan checked on Toon Boer's homemade jig, turned out my pan was just a tiny bit off but one of the arms is about a half inch out too much, will have to correct that at a later moment. Toon is a really nice and humble man with a wealth of knowledge and decades of experience, and has a great col...

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How would those smug Tesla owners feel now huh?

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On our side of the pond in the Netherlands full electric and hybrid cars are heavily subsidised by the government, up to about half of the total cost of the car is tax deductable, so no wonder the car companies sell a lot of them. It won't be long that the power grid here won't be able to handle the...

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Danny if it is, it would be a hit, if not.. a miss

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Love that blue station wagon / depot hack ! looks like a fun day, with great weather

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That is a perfectly safe repair method, all as specified in Health and Safety regulations ; 1: Do not work alone, always have supervision present, 2 Allways use proper scaffolding when working at above ground levels 3: Allways wear required enhanced visibility clothing. All boxes ticked, i see no pr...

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In stark contrast to what we are used to in our Ts, the forces on the suspension in a modern car are waaay bigger while braking then when accellerating, the brakes have to turn all the kinetic energy stored in the moving car into heat to bleed off that energy and stop the car. have a look at cars in...

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That girl Melba sure is a sweet potatoe !

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Vaseline or neatsfoot oil may work great on an airpump, but gasoline fumes might dilute them, when using the airpump on a gas tank. you could try the grease designed for use on gas valves, it is called 'EZ turn' and i believe Lang's sells it, it won't dissolve in gasoline, and an old trick ; a bar o...

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Here is the one in the San Jose park !

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The Firestone demountables were a very usefull accesory (almost a must-have item) on the ambulances in use in World War One. In the beginning in 1914 Ford did not deliver their chassis with demountable rims, so the American Field Ambulance Service, a volunteer organisation, purchased Firestone wheel...

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These huge turdbines were a great invention, and worked like a charm as long as they worked, but my oh my maintenance sure was a crappy job...

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After wirewheeling give the bottom a nice coat of boiled linseed oil, it penetrates and creeps into every nook and cranny and really adheres to the steel, than you can cover with under body coating if you want. If you just coat with any kind of underbody coating it might not stop the rust, it may lo...

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Move along people, nothing to see here......

You can attach pictures by going to "attachments" right under the field that you typed your reply in, there you can add files ( i.e. pictures in this case)
good luck posting !

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A's are like a parallel universe to this world

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Thanks ! thought it was longer ago... that's how it starts says my wife

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I believe this was sold last year from an estate auction, now back on the market cleaned up and presumably made to run again, Here's the link to the Mecum auction: https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1119-382423/1926-fordson-prototype/ There have been several threads about this truck here in the past, but ...

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Dick geen probleem, ik zit zelf ook niet zo in het T netwerk hier, mijn Ford heb ik ook geimporteerd.
Goed weekend, Leo

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Tonny, welkom hier op dit forum. Er worden soms inderdaad flinke prijzen gevraagd hier in Holland en Belgie, maar dat zijn vraagprijzen, meestal gaan ze weg voor heel wat minder... Als je een auto vind die je aanstaat gewoon contact opnemen en kijken of men genegen is te zakken met de prijs, "nee he...

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Promises to be another epic Great war movie, can't wait !

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Very neat engine ! and interesting valve configuration, a kind of F-head but with the inlet valve on the opposite side of the exhaust, although actuated by the camshaft on the other side of the block, not like a T-head which usually has two camshafts... Really nice, never seen one like it before, th...

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Hall-Scott was an engine builder, they built a multitude of engines for all kinds of cars, truckd, boats and earoplanes, i couldn't dig up a picture of a '151 model' but it could have been from anything from a car, a fire truck, who knows..

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I read white smoke coming from the carbs, that is probably from coughing back through the carbs, which points in the direction of running too lean, which explains the lack of power in high and the rough running. I suggest checking the inlet manifold for leaks, easy way is start the car and while it ...

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Look up 'Driza-bone' i have been using their 'rider coat' for a couple of decades now, on bikes as well as on open cars. It is absolutely water proof ( with a little care) and can be rolled up into a small package that will fit anywhere in your car, so you're never without it when the weather change...

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About the early racing drivers; I read the book 'The fast times of Albert Champion' by Peter Joffre Nye, it is a great story about his rather 'eventfull' life but also gives a good insight in the very early days around the turn of the century of bicycle racing and motorcycle and car racing, and the ...

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For adults seatbelts may or may not guard against injury or worse, there's no way to tell, but for little kids it might be a good idea, not so much to prevent injury in an accident but more to keep them from standing up while driving and/or from falling out while in traffic, while put-putting on you...

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What a coinsidence (spelled right?) just watched Highwaymen on TV about Hamer's hunt for the couple, great movie.

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Found another photo of that magnificent 'Speed King crown'

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That speed king crown is one heck of a trophy ! does it still exist somewhere ?

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Who would have thought you could turn your T into a "Babe magnet" just by dressing the part !

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Thes work great for me, and keep your feet cool with the open toe ...

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Nothing like a bottle of Happy Sally to ward off oncoming discomfort !

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So sorry for your loss, and a great initiative to preserve the car as is for the future, and a fitting memorial.

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Ah Rob, great story and well told ! Keep it coming, " i've got my ear glued to the radio"

We have been waiting way too long for your racing Ford history diggings !

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Hey Marv, now why did you have to bring up Marvel Mystery Oil, now the s##t is gone hit the fan

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What i like about this new ( and the old ) forum, it is in a way a conversation among a group of friends (a.k.a bench racing ) where the conversation can at one time be highly specific technical and another time just wanders, straying from one subject to something entirely different. So please keep ...

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Love the reflections of the jeans and the shopping bag !

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Mr. Jelf thanks for the great pictures and story, I may have found a worthwhile acessory for your T on these longer trips you're making

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I always understood that "the morning crank" ment something entirely different

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Well... the price of gas, that has not been discussed for some time, let me put in my 2c; In the Emirates gas is still 0.20c and you don't pay any taxes on your Lamborghini, In the Netherlands gas is 1.75€ a liter, at 1.10$ to the euro(€) and 4.2 liter to the gallon that ads up to about 8.40$ a gall...

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Marv, that is the best i've heard in years !

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Hey Dick, watch it, that dutch is rubbing off on you..

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Nice TT Kent !
Not much progress here ( non at all really) but coming fall hopefully more action in the rebuild..

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She must have been one hot little firecracker by the looks of her

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I hear you guys and think it is a sign of the times, sad as it is. When i was young all i ever wanted to do was tinker with 'stuff' and get my hands dirty, my biggest joy was when i stayed with my grandparents, across the street was a garage and i couldn't wait to cross the street after breakfast an...

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A friend brought me one back from Texas where he went for a job, it read ;
F##k the whales, save the Cowboy !

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Héé Bert, ik zag die pickup staan vrijdag (of was t zaterdag ) in Spakenburg, heb nog even eromheen gelopen maar er kwam verder niemand bij. Het viel me op omdat je kenteken maar net iets scheelt met de mijne, ook twee jaar geleden ingevoerd? mijn kenteken is BE-88-38 van 5-9-2017. Wat een leuk pick...

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The bodies seem to have the same kind of opening side windows i.e. split horizontally with hinges on the outside as the one at Mount Pleasant.could well be from the same builder.
Here's that one:

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kelly mt wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:18 am
I do like this moon shot.

I'm sure mr Jelf is very decently clothed, i don't see a "moon shot"

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Ah yes Dick, it would, but as a wise man once said;

"The road IS the destination"
And there should be something to strive for, don't put the bar too low

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Yeah Burger, also there's the semantics of it; :roll: Technicaly speaking it's not the tail of a boat but the 'stern', but he didn't use that, he used the 'bow' and it's on the rear of the car, is that the 'tail'? We're getting deeper and deeper in this semantic quicksand, so let's leave it at "boat...

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In the picture after the one with all the axle halves, is that in the middle of the shelf a stack of "commercial " fenders for hucksters and station wagons ?

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It has a distributor, the horror

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You did good, there should be a 1000 miles club !

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Thanks for clearing that up Les, and Kevin have a look at the precarious spot that carb is at, and no air filter

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Don't know if this has been posted here before, found it while browsing aimlessly on the interweb, have a look at the crazy construction of the frontend, the accident apparently was waiting to happen ;) http://theoldmotor.com/?p=65858 The photos make me wonder about a lot of technical issues, like h...

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Sorry to butt in on this, but i developed a disliking to electronic ignitions (used to think they were great) Reason is they either work fine or they don't do nothing at all, if they break on the road there's nothing you can do but call the towtruck, where with old-timey points there is almost allwa...

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I love that boat tail speedster, brings a chuckle every time i see it

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Yes you know the saying ; "Buy a Jaguar and you are bound to develop a long lasting relationship with your Jag mechanic"

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With those solid tyres i'd sue that police dept for unnecessary cruelty

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Dallas, finally you can have your forehead with original Ford script, although it would be a mirror image

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Now there is a situation where the soft springs and flexible chassis of the model T are just what you need

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you are right, that does not sound right, while it starts readily, and certainly looks the part, the valvetrain is way too noisy for my taste and i hear a faint knocking sound. When the camera reaches the tail end of the car you can clearly hear the popping sound that may point to a stuck exhaust va...

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I hear that some of our tribes elders have trouble coming up from a creeper...
Well, now there is a solution, although it might be as expensive as a lift

https://youtu.be/SJ68kjRMHys

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A couple of swigs of Happy Sally would have cured that !

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The Spy vs Spy book brought back some memories, didn't expect that between the other items

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Andre that is a "bolt -on" modification,

must have been on there a long time, with the square nuts !

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Dennis, what record you're going for ?

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Great photo! That is one T that will not ever overheat

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Somehow this thread struck a chord with me

I went looking for pictures on the great interweb and got lost... people build amazing instruments out of scrap.
I even found a youtube bit about a guy playing a guitar made from a shovel

here it is;
https://youtu.be/V9-ltPsbw9g

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Just came across this ad on PreWarCar, seems a very important piece with an interresting story behind it !

https://www.prewarcar.com/290419-1898-r ... ve-auction

(as usual, I have no connection to this item, just passing the info)

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And this certainly IS a banjo AND makes this thread ON Topic

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There is a book about these contraptions and how to build them yourself

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I don't think it is a dutch registration because AA- is reserved for cars of the royal household. besides that even in its day a model T would have been a little below their standing so to speak

Spykers and Minerva's were more their taste !

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Suspected a trap but still couldn't resist :
Scottish Gaelic[edit]. Verb[edit]. toilichte. past participle of toilich. Adjective[edit]. toilichte. pleased · satisfied, contented, gratified, content · cheery, happy · smug ...

I should have known

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An old case of the 'Big End Blues'

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That is a beautiful piece, and a great story !

Thanks

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Thats right, Hang em high for havin' a waterpump !

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Definitely dirty this one:

There was an old man from Devices,
Who had balls of different sizes.
One was so small,
it was no good at all,
but the other won several prizes !

Sorry, won't happen again
Promiss

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I can see why this is in the OT: not only does it have a waterpump, but it also has a distributor !

Jeez what a find, another one saved, looking forward to see it run again...

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If the kidney condenser is not available you can simply wire another condenser outside of the distributor, it does not have to be IN the distributor, just lengthen the wire and make sure the body of the condenser has good ground contact.

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Sorry, have to do this Rob:
Your K is kicking you for driving a Prius....

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I came across this Hagerty video on PreWarCar, it's a must see video IMHO
and just a little OT but i think most forum members will love it !

https://youtu.be/V-rYGg_74PE

(Hope this link works)
Enjoy !

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The U.S.Army must have had more recruits at Camp Mac Arthur than they could use, having them fire their rifles at each other

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We were at the family campground with most of my family and my grandfather had bought one of the first portable color TVs for the occasion, we were all sitting outside while my grandfather put this TV on the doorsill of his caravan, we were all looking up at the moon, while awaiting the start of the...

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I love these "make do with what you got" kind of vehicles , and look at the side windows with the arches, almost like a mobile church or something, at least he has a clean shirt ready for sunday morning service

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What a fantastic bus ! I would have loved to have a closer look, it has very intriguing window mechanisms..
Thanks for the pics, more info would have been great, but you can't have it all can you...

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First i want to thank you for all the work done to keep this forum up and running !
second i want to let you know that i tried to access the Forum rules, just discovered that the links are a dead end.
just wanted to let you know,
keep up the good work !

Kaiser

And another first for Herr Porsche, also designed for the Lohner car works, in 1901 he built a Hybrid gasoline-electric four wheel drive car !

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About firsts;
In 1898 at the young age of 23 Ferdinand Porsche built his first car it was called the Egger Lohner C3, he marked most parts 'P1' for it was obviously his first build and it was an electric car ! It resides in the Porsche museum in Stutgart.

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That must be a 'hair splitter' fairly common here on the forum

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Rich, that must have been one 'Happy Sally'

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There is a solution...

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From what i see Scott is right, but what would be the reason to put a 'doctored' photo on the official RM site ? that strikes me as a very odd thing to do...

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I'm thinking he's only teaching her the bare basics of Model T driving

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It looks like someone has been very creative with fotoshop, the pictures are exactly positioned the same, relative to the background, but i see a lot of differences in the photo's, like diskwheels, the radiator, a taillight on the tailend of the cone, colours . I suppose whoever done it took the pic...

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Oops found why i can't post in classifieds vehicles section, you apparently have to be a MTFCA member or pay a very reasonable $20 fee, as it is not my car and do not have anything to do with it or its seller, i'll leave it here for your info.
have a good weekend,
Leo

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Very early 'ute'

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