Oh, my aching back!
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:48 am
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Re: Picture # 1 ... "Try that with your Cadillac, Jack!"
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:15 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:44 pm
Yes Erik as soon as I saw that picture I knew that it was from the end of the 1973 movie Paper Moon. As I remember before that point he trades a 1936 Ford Phaeton for that TT to get some cash $$. The first thing he does is to toss the doors of the TT. I guess by the 1930’s most everyone still using a closed cab TT got rid of the doors, that is why useable doors are hard to find nowadays. This is a good movie to watch with lots of Model T and Model A Fords. Ryan and Tatum O’Neal’s acting was super with Tatum winning a Oscar at the age of ten.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:51 pm
I had a rather stout Italian buddy in High School (early 70's) that could lift the front of my '30 Model A Coupe off the ground !
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:49 pm
I will never forget the day I was crawled up under my F350 and needed a bolt. My buddy Jr was hanging around and I ask him to go to the bolt bin and get me 1. " Wild man this t models in the way" In his deep southern voice. What could I do but say, "well move it then". Yep,he just reached down and grabbed the front axle and picked it up a couple inches,moved it over and set it back down. 
I just thanked him when he brought me the bolt.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:07 pm
That's why his name was Jack! My first boss got mad at me because I said,"your name is John because you are the head! He didn't like that.
Norm
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Re: Oh, my aching back!
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:15 pm
Number 12 the 1915 runabout is a Canadian built model T given the forked headlamps and "Alta" (I believe short for "Alberta"?) Canada. There is no solid evidence that production USA cars in the 1915 style ever had forked headlamps, contrary to popular belief! Canadian production on the other hand used mostly fork mounted electric headlamps throughout 1915 and 1916, and some into the 1917 models.
The sidelamps look like they might have larger flatter oil font/bowls similar to what early production 1915 style USA cars had from December 1914 maybe through February of 1915. How similar those Canadian sidelamps were to the USA early sidelamps is something I wish I could compare them with the early style tail lamp I have for my 1915.
The lifting the car photo triggered memories for me. On my first model T speedster, I used to change tires myself without a jack! With no fenders, I would roll the car so that the valve stem was at the top. Tire sitting on the ground I would remove all four lug-nuts. Then stand over the wheel, clasp my hands through the spokes and lift. Shift my weight to one foot and with the other kick the bottom of the tire and rim out from under the wheel and set the wheel onto the ground. With the valve stem at the top, the wheels slid neatly down away from the valve stem. Easy peasy! Putting the other tire on was careful lining up of the valve stem and lugs, lift slowly and kick the tire and rim back under into place. Once the wheel was setting on the rim, begin replacing lug-nuts, a bit of shaking and shifting to settle it into place and tighten the lug-nuts. The whole process took about five minutes.
I ended up doing it several times just to demonstrate that I could (and win a couple bets!), as well as simple tire repairs at home. But that was a long time ago. I don't know if I could do that now to save my life?
The sidelamps look like they might have larger flatter oil font/bowls similar to what early production 1915 style USA cars had from December 1914 maybe through February of 1915. How similar those Canadian sidelamps were to the USA early sidelamps is something I wish I could compare them with the early style tail lamp I have for my 1915.
The lifting the car photo triggered memories for me. On my first model T speedster, I used to change tires myself without a jack! With no fenders, I would roll the car so that the valve stem was at the top. Tire sitting on the ground I would remove all four lug-nuts. Then stand over the wheel, clasp my hands through the spokes and lift. Shift my weight to one foot and with the other kick the bottom of the tire and rim out from under the wheel and set the wheel onto the ground. With the valve stem at the top, the wheels slid neatly down away from the valve stem. Easy peasy! Putting the other tire on was careful lining up of the valve stem and lugs, lift slowly and kick the tire and rim back under into place. Once the wheel was setting on the rim, begin replacing lug-nuts, a bit of shaking and shifting to settle it into place and tighten the lug-nuts. The whole process took about five minutes.
I ended up doing it several times just to demonstrate that I could (and win a couple bets!), as well as simple tire repairs at home. But that was a long time ago. I don't know if I could do that now to save my life?