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- Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Running board mats
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Re: Running board mats
Hoping to redeem myself. See ? Lizzie cleans up well. I don't abuse her, honest !
(By the way, Hannah -the dog- got a bath too !)
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Running board mats
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2049
Re: Running board mats
Lizzie is a "using horse". Lots of mud on headlands in the new alfalfa seeding, but she cleans up well !
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Running board mats
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2049
Re: Running board mats
With a running board mat, folks can wipe their feet before entering !
So they won't track dust into the interior . . .- Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:28 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Auto identification
- Replies: 12
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Re: Auto identification
Stude and Terraplane seem closest, but not exact. ?? Maybe Hupmobile ?
- Sun Jun 27, 2021 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Fatal accident
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2753
Re: Fatal accident
"Automobiles are ugly and unsafe."
- Kittie Wilkins. 1857-1936.
Idaho's "Horse Queen" from the 1880's through 1910 shipped more horses to eastern markets than any other producer. She rode the horse roundups side-saddle as pictured.
- Kittie Wilkins. 1857-1936.
Idaho's "Horse Queen" from the 1880's through 1910 shipped more horses to eastern markets than any other producer. She rode the horse roundups side-saddle as pictured.
- Sun Jun 27, 2021 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Fatal accident
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2753
Fatal accident
The driver lost control of his car on a grade and plunged 50 feet to the creek below, June 29, 1921. He died three days later from injuries sustained in the accident.
- Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:01 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Nice !! What make ? Wonder what's in the bags ?? I love the buggy type canopy top - no straps !!
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:19 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
All the old timers agree Cliff's Gas & Grub was sheer delight. The establishment never had a dissatisfied customer. Doubtless that was owing to Cliff's ability to assess the gravity of the situation when disagreements arose.
- Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:46 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Interestingly, KD had a short-lived interest in gourmet cooking, and developed recipes enough to fill a small cookbook. Mostly they were borne out of that lengthy period when he and Cuthbert disappeared into the Veedawoo. The cookbook never became popular, as the majority of his recipes were for exo...
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:38 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Wow !! That takes me back, Rich ! 55 years to be exact ! As a fellow rust and fragment collector back then, frankly,I thought you'd gone too far that time ! :lol: You certainly vindicated your choice in subsequent years. Your YP bus is a work of art, and I'll treasure the memory of a ride in it as l...
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:46 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Another IHC high-wheeler
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Another IHC high-wheeler
I believe the license is Ohio, 1934. The boys are having fun looking "speedy" !
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:43 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Victorian prudery preempted the cogitators from identifying in its entirety the full scope of "Terminal F" which practitioners knew stood for Terminal Flatulence. Offending vapors from man and beast alike prompted Prudence Plumpton to design the unique conveyance illustrated below. Never adopted as ...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Photo found on the Web unhappy customer
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2521
Re: Photo found on the Web unhappy customer
Not really enough information to draw many conclusions. It's interesting to me to compare values from the past with today's prices. One source puts current values at a little over 27 times 1913 prices. Figuring that, his garage bills per mile cost him three times what a horse and buggy would have. F...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Another to identify
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Another to identify
Trask Bros. Auto stage. Photo is dated 1919. Taken in Hill City, Idaho (about half way on the route).
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:14 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Paintings that aren't Model Ts
- Replies: 200
- Views: 51938
Re: Paintings that aren't Model Ts
Rich, please do !! (keep painting)
As always, a treat for me eye-bumps ! Thanks for posting you work.
As always, a treat for me eye-bumps ! Thanks for posting you work.
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Wood felloe wheel - assesment
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2298
Re: Wood felloe wheel - assesment
I believe much depends upon two things: the climate where this car has spent most if its past 30 years, and the provenance of that thick coat of paint (and just how thick it is !). If the steel rims are free from deep rust pitting, that spokes and felloes are tight is a good indication the wheels ar...
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Radiator Ornament
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4159
Re: Radiator Ornament
Sheet brass, repro cap. Border collie. I think he may be chasing Reginald !
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:50 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
O'Shea was a master of origami, as evidenced by the wrinkles in this drawing of the Vanuela's derrick with the green barn attachment in place. It's a tragedy the piece was unfolded, as it represented Aldo Vanucci astride a unicorn.
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Modern distributor or T timer
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3316
Re: Modern distributor or T timer
No. He is not saying that. Different does not equate to defective. Frank, you could profit by a refresher course on logical fallacies.
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:55 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Heinrich just reminded me that the Venuela bang-thrust pounder and its various patents is a minefield of confusion for the serious researcher. Part of the problem centers around the phonetic spelling of names associated with this versatile and adaptable machine. For example, the Van-oochi cam; Aldo ...
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:37 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Glad you asked, Pat. Not the George S. Patton you're probably thinking of, but George Smucker Patem III. (Note the spelling; cause for confusion with the famous general of WW II. They had parallel careers, but Patem never became famous.) George Patem was a scion of the Cornhill Patems, who made a fo...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What year touring ?
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- Views: 3020
Re: What year touring ?
Gilmore sits at 7,109 feet. Sometimes it snows a little every month of the year, but yes, it looks more like June than July.
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What year touring ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3020
Re: What year touring ?
as a 1917 model year that T could be a year old by the 4th of July, 1918. This T looks as if it has had some use. The dirt roads did make a T look older in just a few weeks. The photo is dated 1928 - although such notes are often incorrect. I do think it would take more than a year for that split i...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:59 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
KD never was troubled by concentration, a regularity he attributed to his fondness for a cocktail Ernie had dubbed "The Pile Driver" in honor of the moss bed workers who constructed the swamp extension on the south shore of Lake Chugwater by driving pilings into the quicksand there. The recipe was E...
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What year touring ?
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What year touring ?
Photo is identified as "1928, Gilmore, Idaho". What are those items protruding from the front of the car ? Right front fender has a fatigue split. Lot of rough road there. For those who may have known Gilmore in times past, i believe that's the rear of the Jaegger Hotel that shows behind the gents i...
- Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:58 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Brilliant research, Burger ! Thank you. This explains the puzzling conundrum that surfaced every Regatta Day, with reported "sightings" of Queen Lucite long after Lucinda Larkvonnet and Gumersindo Marcos had disappeared into the Veedawoo. Saddlestring rodeo fans still recall Gaucho Bob's remarkable ...
- Sun Jun 06, 2021 2:14 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
See how rumors are started ? Lucinda Larkvonnet was born in Chugwater, and like many small-town kids, ran to the big city bright lights in her late 'teens. She met up with a salvage diver in San Francisco, and when he became abusive, she ran off with his bathysphere and started a successful career a...
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Can't figure it out..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1814
Re: Can't figure it out..
I thought you were going to say your Model T overflowed there.
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:42 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Old Boise Prison
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1496
Re: Old Boise Prison
Something about these places. Very forbidding!
This is the old Wyoming pen at Rawlins, active from 1901-81. Nowadays correctional facilities (now there's a euphemism for ya) look more like a Motel 6
This is the old Wyoming pen at Rawlins, active from 1901-81. Nowadays correctional facilities (now there's a euphemism for ya) look more like a Motel 6
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Where's the fire ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 868
Where's the fire ?
Mullan, Idaho fire dept., date noted as "before 1930".
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:40 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: High wheeler identification ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1891
Re: High wheeler identification ?
Thanks, Erik !
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:39 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: High wheeler identification ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1891
High wheeler identification ?
Photo is captioned "Oywhee County, Idaho". No date
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:22 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Want to buy a motor home, but, which one?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2879
Re: Want to buy a motor home, but, which one?
How about a custom sheep camp ? Provide a motor of your own choosing !
(5,000 sheepherders can't be wrong !)
(5,000 sheepherders can't be wrong !)
- Mon May 31, 2021 10:39 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 1406
- Views: 325846
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
This has turned into one if my favorite topics. Thanks to all who post these great pictures of the old trucks !
- Fri May 28, 2021 7:12 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Herb! What a wonderful photo of the Packard truck. Almost sixteen thousand miles, inferred as one "tour". There's got to be a story here - any clues ??
(Four thousand miles on a set of tires doesn't sound too good, but I'd bet it was great mileage in that era !)
(Four thousand miles on a set of tires doesn't sound too good, but I'd bet it was great mileage in that era !)
- Wed May 26, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Blockley Tires
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15695
Re: Blockley Tires
Note that rolling circumference is slightly less than calculated circumference based on nominal circumference. Revs per mile is useful info. Section Width 4.75" Overall Diameter 30.42" Rolling Circumference 89.05" Huh ??? Which of the three tires now being discussed does that apply to ? Pretty soph...
- Tue May 25, 2021 7:44 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
While we're on the subject, perhaps our readers can shed some light on rumors that Kalamity Dick designed some of the sophisticated processing equipment for the Chugwater Skunk Works & Delicatessen Co. , Inc. Not infrequently, patrons of Ernie's Saloon would accuse KD of having been down at the skun...
- Tue May 25, 2021 3:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Blockley Tires
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15695
Re: Blockley Tires
Thanks, Frank ! So, very similar to Goodyear diamond tread !
- Tue May 25, 2021 1:53 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
As a young girl, Martha rebelled at taking violin lessons and ran away to the Veedawoo. She was not averse to music, however, and while there mastered the concertina, taught to her by a sheepherder. She remained a devotee of the instrument throughout her life, which she fondly referred to as her "sq...
- Tue May 25, 2021 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Blockley Tires
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15695
Re: Blockley Tires
Very ugly tread pattern! Eye of the beholder and all that, Larry. I believe someone posted previously that this is a vintage pattern, but I don't recall what make tire they said it's like. ?? If it's a vintage "period correct" pattern it would be fun to know the years it was produced. Back to the "...
- Tue May 25, 2021 1:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Another "tough" ID
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- Views: 2477
Re: Another "tough" ID
The couple in the buggy don't think they're in the picture ! Maybe laughing at the cery serious old boy driving the Buick who doesn't seem to be aware of their horse ??
- Mon May 24, 2021 7:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Another "tough" ID
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- Views: 2477
Re: Another "tough" ID
Good call, Rich !! No doubt about it.
Hmmm. The Buick is obscuring a Studebaker, pulled up on the other side. You can only see one rear wheel !
Hmmm. The Buick is obscuring a Studebaker, pulled up on the other side. You can only see one rear wheel !
- Mon May 24, 2021 9:46 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
That's a rare photo showing Martha outside the pressure suit. Clearly it was taken in the shed behind KD's kaphistulator calibrating shop on Mud Street. Also clearly shown is KD's patented sky-hook, keeping the pressure suit erect. No documents have been found recording transactions between Martha a...
- Sun May 23, 2021 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Blockley Tires
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15695
Re: Blockley Tires
Daniel, a couple more questions - how did you place your order ? With Blockley in the UK directly ? What's DHL , and what's the connection with them ? Lastly, are your 30x3-1/2" tyres "oversize" as so many (like T-Drivers) are ? Thank you for posting, and yes, congratulations ! I hope they are all t...
- Sun May 23, 2021 6:07 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Another "tough" ID
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Another "tough" ID
Horse obscuring the front end makes it hard to tell the he make and year. No date on the photo. I thought it was interesting as you seldom see period photos of automobiles that include horses. Another horse in the picture makes it hard to see the driver.
- Sun May 23, 2021 4:26 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
While that doesn't appear to be Martha inside the social distance armor, it's plain her brute strength and size advantage were decisive factors in the drubbing she gave Cuthbert Maddox. Ever a humble soul, Cuthbert allowed that she was justified by his inept choice of words. However, he did press su...
- Sat May 22, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Off-make speedster
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Off-make speedster
Caption says "Mackay, Idaho 1920". I can identify Mt. McCaleb in the background but not the speedster chassis. Any ideas ?
- Sat May 22, 2021 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Mud !
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- Views: 1835
Mud !
Anyone driving through mud today ?
- Thu May 20, 2021 4:50 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
It should be noted here that KD eschewed to install any of these wonderful experimental improvements on his own raceabout. "Souping up" the Kid's personal transportation was KD's way of repaying Shelleen's manifold generosity when the two of them visited Ernie's Saloon (which was frequently). The Ki...
- Thu May 20, 2021 3:10 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
It's certainly easy to confuse these actors and literary characters after fifty years or more. I, for one had often confused Catmuth Ballou with Balloo the Bear in Richard Kipslinger's seminal novel, "The Jumble Book". In the immortal words of Kid Shelleen, "My, how that booze does fog yer mind !"
- Tue May 18, 2021 4:25 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Why, thank you Herb ! Actually, that portrait is quite self-explanatory. It's a photograph of Woolford Woolstenhume and his "wonder cat" Mephistopheles. Woolford sheared sheep for Cuthbert Maddox on the upper forty most mid-Mays when the monsoons were not running. True to his calling, Woolford affec...
- Tue May 18, 2021 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Traveling salesmen....old photo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1353
Re: Traveling salesmen....old photo
1914 runabout ? What a great picture ! Thanks for posting it. "Step up, pilgrim, let me shake your hand ! Come gather round me while I go into my dance. Look at this bottle ? See how it gleams !! Step up, children, let me sell you a dream. Don't push, don't shove, there's plenty to go around, but to...
- Sun May 16, 2021 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Choke
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3313
Re: Choke
When you find the ideal combination to get a start (my '13 takes two half-turn pulls cold) but she stumbles and dies and you're in front and can't dive quick enough for the spark lever, try "finessing" the choke - a little flutter, hold partially choked until she settles down. Works for me when it's...
- Sun May 16, 2021 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Not starting...thoughts?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2632
Re: Not starting...thoughts?
Compression, timing, spark, gas. Got 'em ? She'll run.
- Wed May 12, 2021 8:17 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Dodge, maybe?
- Wed May 12, 2021 8:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Just another old photo
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- Views: 875
Just another old photo
Kellogg, Idaho. In the way to the game !
- Wed May 12, 2021 8:10 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: 'Nother one to 'dentify !
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'Nother one to 'dentify !
Nice car ! What is it ?!?
- Wed May 12, 2021 7:11 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Is this a Ford ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2255
Re: Is this a Ford ?
Thanks for the enhancements Mark. That really helps ! Certainly looks like the good Doc's gas buggy has some pretty severe suspension issues !!
- Wed May 12, 2021 10:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: New guy here....
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3807
Re: New guy here....
If you're in love with an idea as opposed to the reality, it would be well to get (somehow) "real time" experience before committing. Dallas can offer good advice as the owner of a working TT, so can Burger if he chimes in on this thread. The suggestion to opt for a pickup on a passenger chassis is ...
- Tue May 11, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Buy a used Fordor !
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- Views: 1358
Buy a used Fordor !
Gas station and used car lot. The Model Ts are front row items !i
- Tue May 11, 2021 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Need tires, mister ?
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- Views: 1047
Need tires, mister ?
Photo labeled "tire shop, Shelley, Idaho" no date.
Looks like a good crew !
Looks like a good crew !
- Tue May 11, 2021 5:01 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Is this a Ford ?
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- Views: 2255
Is this a Ford ?
Notation in the photo states: "Dr. Patrie and his automobile- Blackfoot, Idaho 1907". Comments welcome !
- Wed May 05, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Bartholomew came up with three credible citations to prove the quote was first stated by Cuthbert Maddox. Confusion ensued owing to the fact that Cuthbert did not actually know what a frontal lobotomy was, therefore giving credence to Ferd Farkle as the originator. Interesting side note, it was actu...
- Tue May 04, 2021 1:22 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
In spite of Dr. Moe's notable humanitarian contributions, not the least being establishment of the hospital, he left the tri-burgs under a cloud when it was discovered there was something definitely "fishy" about his medical credentials. Dr. Moe consulted KD on the feasibility of in vitro lobotomies...
- Tue May 04, 2021 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: babbit thrust washers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2412
Re: babbit thrust washers
As the thrust washers were supplanted by bronze in 1915, we might confidently assume the early ones were indeed a true babbitt alloy. The clipping above showing machine methods on babbitt washers would seem to attest to this. Here's the thing : the post 1915 "babbitt" washers were not babbitt of the...
- Sun May 02, 2021 4:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Hudson Super 6
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- Views: 2309
Re: Hudson Super 6
Erik, we ain't listening !
Thanks for the correction. I plead ignorance, the photo was labeled a Hudson, and the radiator badge is similar. Thanks also for noting the dealer plate !
Thanks for the correction. I plead ignorance, the photo was labeled a Hudson, and the radiator badge is similar. Thanks also for noting the dealer plate !
- Sun May 02, 2021 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What have you done with your T in May
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12171
Re: What have you done with your T in May
Nice, Danny ! I'd like to follow your top project. Meanwhile, I replaced the bow socket that was ruined in last fall's windstorm and set the bows in place, some tweaking necessary to align them. I have a Classtique top kit waiting to be installed but I've been waiting for warmer weather.
- Sun May 02, 2021 10:33 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Hudson Super 6
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Hudson Super 6
1921 plate, it looks very new !
- Sat May 01, 2021 8:21 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
It was at the height of interest in advanced mumbling that KD devised the following formula for the improved flackerpoth: Mnuflb (bnxt) = 2(thrppt X lmnft) He made it look easy, but years later, the secret was lost when mumbling had become passe. Of minor interest, the formula translates to "Get you...
- Sat May 01, 2021 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: A hard working T
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2076
Re: A hard working T
Hey there Rich B ! Yeah, no sissified enclosed stall trailer for THAT horse! :lol: So true Wayne ! That's how we hauled 'em, though I'm pretty sure the T wouldn't have gone even as fast pulling the trailer as that pony could lope ! A chronology of the development of the horse trailer could be an in...
- Sat May 01, 2021 7:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Selfcharging magnets
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2133
Re: Selfcharging magnets
Anecdotal evidence from the ancient past: When I cobbled together my first Model T at the age of 14 (I was 14, the T was 43 :D ) there was no one to tell me magnets could lose their strength. Armed with the official Ford Model T shop manual, I had made sure the field coil was "OK". When it ran, (sta...
- Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: A hard working T
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2076
A hard working T
Not a lot of modern-day owners fully realize what the stock model T Ford is actually capable of. Many seem more concerned with correcting perceived "inadequacies" (real or imagined) through modifications than in beholding its considerable strengths. This sheepherder seems content to work with his tw...
- Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Journey's and Joyrides.
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Re: Journey's and Joyrides.
Rich, I'm amused by the attention you get. Part of the fun is folks' comments and reactions. I hardly ever take Lizzie to town. On county roads we're pretty much invisible. I think it's because most folks don't know what they're looking at; they probably take it for a 4-wheeler or razer. (?!?) Lizzi...
- Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:37 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Instantly add value to your old cars!
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- Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Tail wagging the dog.
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Re: Tail wagging the dog.
Besides load distribution, height of the hitch point is a factor. Tongue pointing downward causes oscillation.
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:48 pm
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Re: Instantly add value to your old cars!
Barn Fresh just added to their product line ! Be sure to add the pack-rat droppings and pigeon splotches to your cart when ordering the aerosol patina !
(Coming soon - cobwebs !)
(Coming soon - cobwebs !)
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:05 pm
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Sebastian informs me that's old "Lemon-belly" Hermandollar standing by the diner on Forty-rod Road. An interesting character, he worked slaking chalk from the talings at the punctuation adit of the Alphabet Mine. He would stand around the diner "pan-handling" for dimes, annoying the customers, but h...
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:57 pm
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
"3M Corporation" meant something entirely different in the Tri-burgs in the early days. Martin Moldenhuth capitalized on his status as a Master Mumbler, establishing mumbling academies in the tri-burg towns. "3M" stood for "Master Mumbler Moldenhuth". Students paid high tuition fees to learn the sec...
- Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: All That Brass!
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Re: All That Brass!
Wow ! Scott, you talked me out of it !!
(that was easy )
(that was easy )
- Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: And now, for something entirely different !
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Re: And now, for something entirely different !
Geez, Gene, how do you know what his last name is ? And - what you're implying about shepherds and tucking pantlegs into knee-boots is a stereotype based on a vicious calumny. Sometimes we don't.Gene_French wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:26 pmnot a Sheppard . . . cuffs of his britches are not tucked into his boots . . .
- Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:52 pm
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- Topic: All That Brass!
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Re: All That Brass!
Ammonia ? Yup. I'm quite sure it is effective in dissolving tarnish. Brasso (back when it worked) smelled strongly of ammonia, so does Blue Magic, which I also find to be very good. I've noticed bird droppings (also containing ammonia) noticeably remove tarnish when washed off. There's a certain cha...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:46 pm
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- Topic: And now, for something entirely different !
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Re: And now, for something entirely different !
Norm, so are most sheep camps !!
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:44 pm
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- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Curiously, Hobbelink chose not to have the link of chain removed from his nose. This resulted in a sort of mechanically induced speech impediment. Even more curious, when he would begin a non-stop soliloquy in the presence of a mule, the animal would invariably fall into a deep, hypnotic sleep. This...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: And now, for something entirely different !
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Re: And now, for something entirely different !
Rich, it's awful hard to come up with something you haven't seen or done :lol: As for "changing lanes" I only see one track on that dirt trail that the feller is having to clear with an axe :lol: A comment on the forum where I lifted this wondered if it was a motorized sheep camp ? I could go with t...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What is your favorite part of a Model T Ford?
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Re: What is your favorite part of a Model T Ford?
That's a tough question. Of course we love our Ts "sum total", but some bits just seem to have a special appeal. I guess my favorite is a brass Holley G carb.
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: And now, for something entirely different !
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And now, for something entirely different !
No explanation for this photo - obviously post-V-8 era. A true motor home !
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:28 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: The brake bolts from Hell – ’35 Ford
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Re: The brake bolts from Hell – ’35 Ford
And the right amount of mud !
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:24 pm
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- Topic: The brake bolts from Hell – ’35 Ford
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Re: The brake bolts from Hell – ’35 Ford
Fond remembries of that trip to Bozeman. Norm was a boon companion and a good sport even when we were calling pool shots on other tables. He was quite afraid they'd throw us out - they probably should have !! :lol: I always admired the sound of the flathead V-8. I passed on a '51 3/4 ton pickup year...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What have you done with your T Model in April ?
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Re: What have you done with your T Model in April ?
Our canal company is always the last to turn in. Here's Lizzie and my irrigation crew ready to go to work !
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:07 pm
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- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
What a wonderful monster ! Pierce Arrow ?
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:20 am
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- Topic: The brake bolts from Hell – ’35 Ford
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Re: The brake bolts from Hell – ’35 Ford
An elegant solution, and a satisfying result that no board game can match ! (Even winning at Monopoly! )
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:50 pm
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- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Prestwich "Hobbelink" Maddox was Cuthbert's nephew. To say the lad was a little "slow" is a great kindness. How he came by the sobriquet "Hobbelink" is perhaps illustrative: Cuthbert's cousin Radford prevailed upon him to take Hobbelink on as ranch help for a season in the hope that fresh air and ru...
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What do you think about while slaving away on the Model T?
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Re: What do you think about while slaving away on the Model T?
What ? Me think ?
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:24 pm
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
A fine view of the Happy Sally production line. Thanks for that, Perry. A curious fact is the distillery only employed ladies named Sally. Caused a bit of confusion at times, however.
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:01 pm
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Ironically, Minnie's flat tire was caused by a triangle that had fallen out of Wendell Padislav's tourabout as he was carting off the last bushel of triangles after the commissioners had banned them. So often it is that some road hazards can lie in wait, sometimes for years before putting a hapless ...
- Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:58 pm
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Ma can scarcely be blamed for the explosion, or for being inattentive. Certainly she deserved a moment's respite while the caravan passed (it's well worth watching, believe me !) . Examining the photograph, one can easily see the stove was either cold, or cooling down. The firebox door is open, no d...
- Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Driving/ carb adjusting on hills
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Re: Driving/ carb adjusting on hills
Geoffrey, maybe this is helpful: setting the mixture needle at 1-1/2 to 2 turns open initially, I find the "sweet spot" with the engine thoroughly warmed up by enriching the mixture until she "stumbles" a bit, then leaning up the mix until power diminishes, then back that off slightly. On the level ...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:41 am
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- Topic: Maybe an easier ID ?
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Re: Maybe an easier ID ?
Thanks Dan. Can you tell the year ?
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:29 am
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- Topic: Maybe an easier ID ?
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Maybe an easier ID ?
No date or location on this one, but it's such a nice photo I reckoned you fellers would enjoy seeing it !
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model T philosophy: What is a restoration?
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Re: Model T philosophy: What is a restoration?
Colin, a rare example of constructive criticism !!
What a great story.
What a great story.