ANDubin Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Can somebody please help me identify this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Circa 1920 Ford Model T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDubin Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 Grandpa, Thank you very much for replying to my request. ANDubin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbeach Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Hard to tell year as only view is of the back end, but it does have flat fenders and brass bezel on tail light so more likely 1915 or '16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Furthermore, it has "100 years +X" on the back, so it is earlier than 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Something I had not taken much notice of before is that Ts have different size wheels front and rear. It is obvious in the photo. According to my copy of The Standard Catalog the standard sizes were 30 x 3 on the front and 30 x 3-1/2 on the back all the way from 1909 to 1925. I wonder how many restored cars have the same size front and rear for ease of tyre changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Standard was different sizes but most Ford cars 1919 and later were sold with demountable rims. The spare had to fit all the way around so 30x 3 1/2 was used. Canadian production always used 30 x 3 1/2 front and rear even in the non-demountable early years. Many other makes of cars also has different sizes front to rear. The vehicle that I think is really different is the Model TT Ford truck. Not the difference in sizes front to rear but different also in type of tires. Starting in 1918 with clincher ( beaded edge) pneumatic front and solid rubber rear, they changed the rear to pneumatic straight side ( Dunlop) tires. Can anyone name another make of vehicle that used clinchers mixed with straightside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 nzcarnerd. Tires were just as " easy" to change with two different sizes. It just requires that you carry two different size spare tires and tubes as on the pictured 1915-16 Model T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The triple lights (windows) in the top make me think '17 although anything can be put in when it's restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The car in question has flat front fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The car in question appears to be a 1915, due to the flat fenders and brass topped round side lights. I could be a 1916, but I'd have to see the radiator to tell for sure. 1916 radiators were steel... Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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