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- Mon May 13, 2019 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 1908 Detroit, Ford runabout?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4129
Re: 1908 Detroit, Ford runabout?
To me looking at this picture of this elegant building, seems that Detroit was a well developed and sophisticated city before it became the center of automobile manufacturing.
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 26 Pickup bed wood
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6101
Re: 26 Pickup bed wood
I agree with Larry. The boards on my '25 are 7/8" plus, clearly not 3/4 inch. Ash makes a nice pick up bed if you can find it. Southern yellow pine too. Red oak is not going to give an original look.
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Latest update on the Ford Special racer: another drive
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7054
Re: Latest update on the Ford Special racer: another drive
The VSCCA has hillclimbs for vintage cars at places ranging from Mt. Equinox VT, to one in PA, Hershey H.C. \
Roll bars are not required, just a lap belt and a fire extinguisher.
I bet they would let you run.
Roll bars are not required, just a lap belt and a fire extinguisher.
I bet they would let you run.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Is Florida ethanol different?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11098
Re: Is Florida ethanol different?
at the end of the season I put in a few gallons of 100LL avgas into a near empty tank. Avgas does not go bad in the fuel lines and carb. I get 5 gallon jerry cans of it at the airport. In the spring, I just add new normal fuel from the regular unleaded pump.
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 1916 Ford Landaulette & Town Car
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8513
Re: 1916 Ford Landaulette & Town Car
Ananth: This is a great and very historical car, I look forward to seeing the restoration of it take place on these pages. This forum has almost boundless enthusiasm, knowledge and willingness to share.. You will likely need some parts from the USA too. When it is finished, the Ford Town Car should ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: English T Wrench? - King Dick
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4219
Re: English T Wrench? - King Dick
Here IMG_20190228_124046_resized_20190228_124104734.jpg Here is an "adjustable wrench" from the tool kit of a 1950 MGTD. It is marked "made in England" but no other markings. This is what is sometimes called a "Ford Wrench" in general terms. Earlier British tool kits that I am familiar, MGTC, or Vin...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: T Roadster pickup
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7940
Re: T Roadster pickup
The real Roadster Pick Up. First steel pick up bed made in a long line of vehicles today known as a pick up truck. F-150 is the descendant.
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Glass Thickness
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6181
Re: Glass Thickness
I used 3/16 safety glass for a windshield. Seemed close to the original size. The last thing a T needs is extra weight
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Dayton wire wheel info
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3380
Re: Dayton wire wheel info
On Rudge spline drive hubs, there is usually a small hole in the side, sometimes covered with a small screw.
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: OT What if...No more gas ?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 13616
Re: OT What if...No more gas ?
I can tell you what the Chinese have done in the larger cities. They have clunker laws that ban old cars. In 2004 or so they deregistered any car over 10 years of age. I was lucky, I have a 1995 BMW, and it escaped the purge. Now, China has encouraged the use of electric cars by having a long waitin...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Whats the Name of your T?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20228
Re: Whats the Name of your T?
The model T is called "the machine" That is what my grandfather called his pick up. He went all the way back to the early days of cars, and that was what they were called, a "machine". Cecilia is what I call my Cessna 140 "cause she's breaking my heart, she's shaking my confidence daily"
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: very OT Elephant stew
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6337
Re: very OT Elephant stew
I worked at a factory in China 20 years ago for a winter. Each day, two medium sized hogs would arrive on the backs of motorcycles. Then, the cooks spent all morning preparing lunch. The 3000 workers got two meals a day. Noontime and six PM. Between the massive drum of white rice, some boiled vegeta...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Whats your favorite TOOL?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8878
Re: Whats your favorite TOOL?
I have exactly the same 4" Bahco Crecent wrench for pocket carry. I got mine in Sweden in 1975 when I was working on a farm for the summer. The term "Crecent wrench" is the proper term for this pattern of spanner, as the Crecent company first produced them. The British and commonwealth call them a "...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Reenact father's 1925 Model T trip
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7494
Re: Reenact father's 1925 Model T trip
Sounds like a splendid adventure. Any well sorted T should be able to make a 350 mile trip on old roads. Speeds need to be kept to 30-35mph. Are you going to camp out in the same spot? If you have someone following with a trailer Etc. that is kind of cheating, however, they could be hauling a big ca...
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: My first exposure to a Model T
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5432
Re: My first exposure to a Model T
Before I was ten I had collected a number of Model T parts. Back in the 60's and early '70s, there were always old Fords to be found in the woods, behind sheds, and in the overgrown perimeter of abandoned farms. My friends and I would venture out sometimes for days with tools and a wheelbarrow to sa...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: My first T
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9488
Re: My first T
The dummy in the trunk is dressed in some sort of 1950's scanty outfit, likely part of a car show display. The owner may be from Providence, and those folks are used to having bodies in the trunk. The Model T is shown at its first car show, a casual local event. Won "best in Pre-War".
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: My first T
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9488
Re: My first T
My first complete T . I started collecting parts as a kid, but my dad kept throwing them away. Finally put this one together in 2016