what model what year

[31 LaSalle]

A friend sent me this picture 

obviously ford from the script on seat

but what model and what year

also is it a modified car or were they made like that

[oldford]

Well, It's done up as a 1913-1914 Ford.  Looks like a nice repro body, Later demountable wheels. Nice looking truck...

 

Frank

[Brass is Best]

Here is a real 1914 Ford Model T Express Truck.

[31 LaSalle]

1 hour ago, 31 LaSalle said:

A friend sent me this picture 

obviously ford from the script on seat

but what model and what year

also is it a modified car or were they made like that

what is the object on the running board

[1937hd45]

1 hour ago, 31 LaSalle said:

what is the object on the running board

Carbide generator, made the gas to light the headlamps. 

[Terry Bond]

10 hours ago, Brass is Best said:

Here is a real 1914 Ford Model T Express Truck.

The Ford "Express" trucks are all basically individual creations  Ford never produced such a vehicle.  They did however, sell a chassis - everything except the body.  There were many different companies producing aftermarket bodies that could be purchased to make a chassis into a delivery truck, huckster, depot-hack, or just about anything you wanted-including these "express trucks."  

 

We we often see today is a mix of different year parts.  Like the one in your photo, this one has later demountable wheels, a 1915/16 hood, an earlier two piece wood dashboard, and probably a lot of other components covering several different years of manufacture.  It does most closely resemble the 1913/14 time-frame as does the one you sent a photo of.  On that photo I can see a starter button mounted on the floor, just in front of the seat riser.  The addition of the starter switch indicates it has a later engine. 

 

They are attractive, interesting, and fun but we generally call them "bitsa" cars.  Bits of this-and bits of that. 

Terry

Edited December 7, 2022 by Terry Bond (see edit history)

[Larry Schramm]

What year did Ford go to demountable rims?

[Terry Bond]

Demountable wheels began to appear as early as 1919.  The rims were zinc plated but everything else was painted black.  Natural finish wood was available beginning in 1925.

Terry

Edited December 7, 2022 by Terry Bond (see edit history)

[Brass is Best]

13 hours ago, Terry Bond said:

The Ford "Express" trucks are all basically individual creations  Ford never produced such a vehicle.  They did however, sell a chassis - everything except the body.  There were many different companies producing aftermarket bodies that could be purchased to make a chassis into a delivery truck, huckster, depot-hack, or just about anything you wanted-including these "express trucks."  

 

We we often see today is a mix of different year parts.  Like the one in your photo, this one has later demountable wheels, a 1915/16 hood, an earlier two piece wood dashboard, and probably a lot of other components covering several different years of manufacture.  It does most closely resemble the 1913/14 time-frame as does the one you sent a photo of.  On that photo I can see a starter button mounted on the floor, just in front of the seat riser.  The addition of the starter switch indicates it has a later engine. 

 

They are attractive, interesting, and fun but we generally call them "bitsa" cars.  Bits of this-and bits of that. 

Terry

 

As with many commercial vehicles it has some upgrades. But it does have an old body. 

Edited December 7, 2022 by Brass is Best (see edit history)