T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:15 pm
If you bought a new 1915 Model T car, what did Ford charge for the flaps?
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Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 2:05 pm
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...????????
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 2:11 pm
I'm sure Western Auto sold them. I could look it up in their catalog.
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:40 pm
Hmmm, trick question here?
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 4:01 pm
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.
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 4:57 pm
To my knowledge, Ford didn't use flaps.
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:43 pm
Western Auto Supply 1920
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:00 pm
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?
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 9:02 pm
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.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
Re: T era price?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:20 pm
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.
Re: T era price?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 5:08 pm
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.