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Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by Acpracing » Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:33 pm

I've searched the best I could, but couldn't find anything.

I'd like to add an external trunk - wicker/fabric/leather to my 1919 Touring. I'm sure I've seen some with them with a mounting bracket to the frame. Does anyone have photos of this? Any idea what I start looking for in terms of bracketry or even trunks? I see some suited to As but frustratingly nothing for the T.

Thanks in advance!

Andrew

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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by KWTownsend » Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:01 pm

My 1911 was fitted with this:
Luggage rack and tail lamp.jpg
Here's an ad:
luggage rack.jpg
Here is one I found on T-bay.
luggage rack new 2.jpg
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With a luggage rack like this you could attach a vintage trunk or a wicker basket.

: ^ )

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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by Acpracing » Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:21 pm

What's T-Bay??? The classifieds here? I can't find anything on ebay

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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by KWTownsend » Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:57 pm

T-bay is what Model T folk call e-bay.
When I do a search I use ebay motors, then use the minus sign, to weed out stuff such as -matchbox, -bank, -ertl, etc.

Happy hunting.

: ^ )
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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by JTT3 » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:36 am

Andrew, I sent you an email concerning a friend that fabricated a platform for a trunk. I don’t have a great picture of it that I can find but this will give you an idea of the look. Contact Vech and he may be able to help you out. Best John
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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by Acpracing » Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:09 am

This is EXACTLY what I'm thinking of! Thanks so much! Will look for the email.

The community delivers again!!!

Andrew

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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by vech » Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:03 am

Andrew

The 1915 in the above photo is my car. My wife, who was surfing the web, found, somewhere, a 1915 Automobile accessory catalog, and there was an advertisement, for a folding luggage rack, for a Ford. The ad showed a simple drawing of the folding rack, not a photo. My wife showed it to me, and I decided to make one.

The first step, was to find a suitable trunk, so I could make the rack to fit the trunk. The base, and back, is made out of 1/2 steel box tubing, with slats of red oak wood that has been varnished. The upright sides were made out of 1/2 round steel stock, that I heated and bent around a piece of large steel pipe, and I ran them forward under the car, and bolted them after welding a mounting plate on the rods, to the channel of the frame that the rear spring mounts in. I spaced the wood slats in such a way, that should we choose to remove the trunk, the slats of the base, and the back, go between each other, so the rack folds up in a neat, narrow configuration. I used cable clamps, to attach to the rear body arms that the folding roof is strapped to.

Give me a call, if you like, I can text you photos to your cell phone, close up details, and further explain what I did concerning how the rack attachments. I did NOT damage nor change, ANYTHING on the car, even the lower spring channel of the frame had existing holes that I used. So, If some future owner, (after I'm in the ground) wanted to remove the rack, he will find the car has not been harmed in any way.
It is a very strong, solid affair.


some photos.
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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by TRDxB2 » Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:21 am

This for a Model A. Just need to figure out how to mount it. Picture shows Model A mounting
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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by Acpracing » Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:37 pm

These are both terrific directions! Thank you so much. WIll reach out.
Andrew


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Re: Adding an external trunk to a Touring

Post by jiminbartow » Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:01 pm

Here is a photo for a 1916 touring. Jim Patrick


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