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Often wondered why Henry Ford got so upset with the use of the famous Universal Car Winged Pyramid logo.

It was a rather nice logo, and used for many years until Henry, according to legend, found that the winged part of the logo was a scarab bug, a type of dung beetle. Now that is likely so, as the dung beetle is a rather poor insect as it feeds...

Hi all, my front wheels are misaligned: 54 inch at the front of the wheel, 52 inch at the back. The tie rod end doesn't look as though there isn't anymore thread left to further tighten (shorten) the tie rod. Do tie rods come in different or smaller sizes? I don't see any for sale at Lang's.

Had a good day getting started on the rebuild of my model T rear axle with dad. It goes under my soon to be on the road 1915 cut down touring roadster pickup. Using some of dad's home made jigs, this is his third axle rebuild and my first. I'm learning and he still is too. Trying to do it right guided by Mr. Chaffin's book.
Today was just a...

In the absence of Stan, do we have anyone in the house that
really knows their Stromberg OF carbs ? I have been running
mine now all summer and love it in many ways, but would like
to better understand how to fine tune it. Any help appreciated.

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I have become the new caretaker of this car. I was told it was fixed up in the seventies I have the Kansas title with
the name of Tanton on it. Looking for any information on its history. I would also appreciate any and all comments critiquing
the car! I told my buddy Duey C that I wouldn't throw the car into the Colosseum till it was home. 😀...

My new Firestone made in USA 440/450-21 tires bought and installed new this year have cracks developing on the side walls.My 50 year old Lester spare tire still looks new. Last set of new tires was almost 40 years ago, thought these Firestones would be my last tires. Tire code ends in 20, is that the manufacture date?

When I go to their website www.cartoucheupholstery.com I wind up on My experiences with Macs have been less than stellar. Is Cartouche still in business?

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Looks like a 26/27 touring to me?

After installing new valves, seats, and rings in my 1915, Mike cautioned me that those might not solve my hard start/no start problem. He was right, of course. The engine is back in the car. I put in oil, gas, and coolant, and attempted a start. No go. I get an occasional little chuff, but otherwise the thing remains dead no matter how many times...

While we are sheltering in place, I thought an Audience Participation activity might offer some distraction. Get off the couch and post a photo of your antique, Model T era (1908-1927) license plate. Let's see how many years, states, and countries we can post.
Here is an Illinois license plate from 1915:
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Maybe some of you been wondering what I've been up too....well, I've been busy sure, but I was drawing also, I thought I had a customer, but since they backed out I thought I'd post them here for the good of the hobby.

These drawings give you the correct part numbers for ordering parts from Chaffin's Garage, because there are no vendor part...

I took the T for the longest ride I've done to date: about 5 miles round trip. By the end it feels like it has less power than at the start, and when I crank it it is quite tight as the pistons come up. It almost groans through that part of the rotation. It starts and runs, but my question is: am I being paranoid with a new engine, or should I...

Can anyone recommend the best place to get a 1913 owners manual?