T era price?
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Steve Jelf
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T era price?
If you bought a new 1915 Model T car, what did Ford charge for the flaps?
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George Mills
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Re: T era price?
I'm nowhere near my copy to do a lookup for you...but if you have a copy of 'Ole Mr. Pepperdine' early catalog...bet they might be in there...????????
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Re: T era price?
I'm sure Western Auto sold them. I could look it up in their catalog.
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Re: T era price?
Hmmm, trick question here?
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George Mills
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Re: T era price?
Jones,
Just a little bit oh humor with Steve. “Ole Mr pepperdine ” owned and founded Western Auto of the era. Western Auto had the ability to darn near build a whole T with parts that never saw the light of a Ford factory….his catalogs were complete and fun to have one on the reference shelf. George Pepperdine also went to college in Kansas and wound up on the west coast where he established Pepperdine U. Steve went to Pepperdine when he was in LA area before moving to farm life in Kansas.
Just a little bit oh humor with Steve. “Ole Mr pepperdine ” owned and founded Western Auto of the era. Western Auto had the ability to darn near build a whole T with parts that never saw the light of a Ford factory….his catalogs were complete and fun to have one on the reference shelf. George Pepperdine also went to college in Kansas and wound up on the west coast where he established Pepperdine U. Steve went to Pepperdine when he was in LA area before moving to farm life in Kansas.
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Re: T era price?
To my knowledge, Ford didn't use flaps.
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Re: T era price?
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Re: T era price?
Why would Ford sell flaps for a "new" 1915 Model T with new rims & tires?Steve Jelf wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:15 pmIf you bought a new 1915 Model T car, what did Ford charge for the flaps?
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Re: T era price?
Tricky Steve! Ford did not use flaps at all, until the 21" split rims, so if there is a price to be found it will be from an aftermarket source.
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Steve Jelf
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Re: T era price?
Aha! Quite right. Ford didn't bother with flaps for clincher tires. On new rims they would be a waste of time and money. I'll extend that 100 years and point out that if your rims are good enough, flaps are still a waste of time and money. I have driven thousands of flapless miles because I paid attention to the quality of the rims I used. Did I have any flats? You bet. But I attribute them to punctures, underinflation, and other problems that didn't include bad rims. When you send rims and other metal parts to the wheelwright for a new wheel, use the best rim you can find. If there are any rough spots, get rid of them.
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Steve Jelf
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Re: T era price?
Steve went to Pepperdine when he was in LA area before moving to farm life in Kansas.
George is sort of right about that, but there have really been two places with that name. In the sixties I graduated from what I consider the real Pepperdine — the college established in 1937 by Western Auto boss George Pepperdine at 79th and Vermont in Los Angeles. Years after I was there the college was given some land at Malibu, and became a big, fancy university overlooking the Pacific.
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