1911 Model T wreck
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ModelT46
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- First Name: Darel
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1911 Model T wreck
I have a set of 100 negatives taken from an unknown tour of western US. Negatives number 59 and 60 are of a wrtecked 1911 Model T Ford. I beleive the tour took place in 1912. The radiator does not have the Ford name and the filler neck looks different. I beleive it is a heavy duty radiator.
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Rich Eagle
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Re: 1911 Model T wreck
It certainly has different sides and bottom around the core. It would be stronger and did survive that catastrophe.
Interesting!
Rich
Rich
When did I do that?
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RajoRacer
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Re: 1911 Model T wreck
Apparent threaded neck also.
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KWTownsend
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Re: 1911 Model T wreck
Awesome photo Darel.
Look like my Beaudette bodied 1911. I wonder if that little box on the running board is a battery box for the headlights? On the driver side headlight I see wires instead of a rubber tube.
Thanks for posting!
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Keith
Look like my Beaudette bodied 1911. I wonder if that little box on the running board is a battery box for the headlights? On the driver side headlight I see wires instead of a rubber tube.
Thanks for posting!
: ^ )
Keith
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Wayne Sheldon
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Re: 1911 Model T wreck
You can generally spot the electrified headlamps by the full reflectors near the front of the lamp door and lens. Acetylene gas lamps burn rather hot, and the Mangin mirrors or other reflectors need to be some distance back so that they do not burn, break, or smoke up. Electric lamp bulbs run considerably cooler and allow fuller reflectors up near the front where they can distribute the light more efficiently.
The box on the running board is most likely a battery box, although some after-market electric kits placed batteries under a seat. In that case, the box could be for ready access to tools.
Notice how the regular gas mirrors set back and are smaller.
The box on the running board is most likely a battery box, although some after-market electric kits placed batteries under a seat. In that case, the box could be for ready access to tools.
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Notice how the regular gas mirrors set back and are smaller.