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Santa makes a delivery

Post by frontyboy » Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:31 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WnkL5KgGU

My nephew was a good boy last year and Santa gave him his reward
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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by TWrenn » Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:26 pm

Gorgeous. How cool. Looks like Carmine Red. Are those the French Gray stripes?
Bet someone didn't sleep a wink that night!!


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Post by frontyboy » Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:55 pm

The best part was I bought the t for him 2 months ago, hid it away, and had it delivered this morning. I only told his wife there was a small package being delivered this morning at 9 am. If you watch the video you can see my nephew wiping the tears from his eyes!!!

We hid the car from him and he really had no idea his rich deranged uncle would even think of giving him a model t. I love surprises and this one worked out perfectly.

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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:43 pm

Very generous. What a nice story!

(PS, can I be your nephew too? ;) )


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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by Norman Kling » Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:58 pm

That looks like an early one and in very good condition. What year is it? Where does he live? With all those palm trees, I suspect it is somewhere in California.
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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by frontyboy » Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:15 pm

Actually it is a 1911. Restored a number of years ago from an original car. A few upgrades, laycock overdrive and Ash wire wheels, and rocky mountain brakes. It is a sorta carmine red, and grey/white striping. Decent condition for the older restoration with quite a few miles. The car was restored in New England and made its way out to the west coast. Yes there are palm trees, all plastic just for looks as we are all in the Seattle area.

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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by Kevin Pharis » Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:27 pm

frontyboy wrote:
Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:15 pm
“Ash wire wheels”
The Ash wire wheels I have come across are 3 lug bolt on wheels. Those look like Universal/McLaren wheels to me. Either way... very nice lookin car👍


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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by frontyboy » Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:55 pm

I stand corrected they are McClaren as noted on the hubcaps.

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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by Kevin Pharis » Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:38 pm

The Ash wheels were not all that robust of a design... I overhauled a set of 5 original 21” Ash wheels a few years ago. The 3 bolt system was pretty delicate, and so there was going to be much work to bring it all back to usable. I eventually drilled a set of my new Buffalo wheel centers to match the Ash lacing pattern, and laced em up as Buffalo’s


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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by Aussie16 » Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:24 am

Can I be your nephew as well? What a magnificent gift. I hope it is used and loved by its new owner,


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Re: Santa makes a delivery

Post by Jonah D'Avella » Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:16 am

That's probably the best gift he ever got!
F: first F: find
O: on O: oil
R: race R: revive
D: day D: drive
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