Building a 1924 roadster pickup
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:10 pm
EDIT: TO BE CLEAR, THIS CAR IS NOT GETTING CHOPPED UP, THE TOURING BODY WILL BE SAVED AND A COREECT ROADSTER BODY INSTALLED.
The adventure begins!
I am going to try and document my progress here on the forum of working on converting our 1924 touring into a roadster pickup. My uncle bought this car a few years ago with the intention of it being my first T. When we got it home, we did have it running once. We found that it was mixing oil and antifreeze, when we drained the radiator it was tan and milky. That pretty much marked the end of working on the car, other than having the radiator fixed and painted. It was pushed into the corner of the garage and there it sat. Later, as my graduation gift from high school, I acquired my 1922 touring. That has kept me busy for the betrer part of 2 years, and I've done a lot of work to it, with the current project of rebuilding a good engine for it. Fast forward to early this spring, and I get the bright idea of converting the old 1924 into a pickup. I've wanted a T pickup, and after doing a lot of work on my 22 touring, I've gotten pretty comfortable working on Model T's. I've been gathering parts and pieces this spring and summer, so far with a roadster body and soon to be wood kit being the major items. I've gone through most of our T parts both mine, and my late grandpa's, and found a lot of miscellaneous parts that I would like to put to use. About 3 weeks ago, I dug the car out of the corner of the garage and out into the open. Since then, it's been gnawing on me to get it running. I got a few other smaller projects going too, and with a few of them done, I decided to try and get the car running this week. It's been too hot and humid to paint the set of wheels for our '25, and I'm waiting on a few small things to complete that, so I started working on the 'basket case' as it has become known in the family.
With this thread, I hope to document and share the journey of converting our 1924 touring into a pickup. I don't see too many of this type of thing on the forum - going from start to finish with a project of this size, and I've enjoyed following the few projects that others have shared and hope to do the same with this. My goal with this car is to make it a driver. I dont plan on making it a showpiece, but something I can drive, and take places without worrying about a gravel road or a few scratches.
EDIT: TO BE CLEAR, THIS CAR IS NOT GETTING CHOPPED UP, THE TOURING BODY WILL BE SAVED AND A COREECT ROADSTER BODY INSTALLED.
The adventure begins!
I am going to try and document my progress here on the forum of working on converting our 1924 touring into a roadster pickup. My uncle bought this car a few years ago with the intention of it being my first T. When we got it home, we did have it running once. We found that it was mixing oil and antifreeze, when we drained the radiator it was tan and milky. That pretty much marked the end of working on the car, other than having the radiator fixed and painted. It was pushed into the corner of the garage and there it sat. Later, as my graduation gift from high school, I acquired my 1922 touring. That has kept me busy for the betrer part of 2 years, and I've done a lot of work to it, with the current project of rebuilding a good engine for it. Fast forward to early this spring, and I get the bright idea of converting the old 1924 into a pickup. I've wanted a T pickup, and after doing a lot of work on my 22 touring, I've gotten pretty comfortable working on Model T's. I've been gathering parts and pieces this spring and summer, so far with a roadster body and soon to be wood kit being the major items. I've gone through most of our T parts both mine, and my late grandpa's, and found a lot of miscellaneous parts that I would like to put to use. About 3 weeks ago, I dug the car out of the corner of the garage and out into the open. Since then, it's been gnawing on me to get it running. I got a few other smaller projects going too, and with a few of them done, I decided to try and get the car running this week. It's been too hot and humid to paint the set of wheels for our '25, and I'm waiting on a few small things to complete that, so I started working on the 'basket case' as it has become known in the family.
With this thread, I hope to document and share the journey of converting our 1924 touring into a pickup. I don't see too many of this type of thing on the forum - going from start to finish with a project of this size, and I've enjoyed following the few projects that others have shared and hope to do the same with this. My goal with this car is to make it a driver. I dont plan on making it a showpiece, but something I can drive, and take places without worrying about a gravel road or a few scratches.
EDIT: TO BE CLEAR, THIS CAR IS NOT GETTING CHOPPED UP, THE TOURING BODY WILL BE SAVED AND A COREECT ROADSTER BODY INSTALLED.
