1919 Olds Model T Economy Truck $22,500 (O.B.O.) Califon, N.J. (Not Mine)

[Terry Harper]

I cannot comment on the price but this is really neat!

 

 

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"1919 Oldsmobile Model T Economy Truck. -ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED! -From long time collector. -Highly original. -Runs and drives. -New Oil Pump w/10 PSI on gauge while running! -Rebuilt Water Pump -NOS Distributor Cap, Rotor, Points and Spark Plugs -New "Switch for the Ignition" -New Ignition Coil -New AGM 6V Battery -Extremely scarce. -$22,500 -PM with interest."

 

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2023 by Terry Harper (see edit history)

[sunnybaba]

One good dust storm and those open valves would give the oil a lot of grit... and only rear brakes, with the bed loaded.. would be hard to stop....  they sure did improve the function as the the years went by.... very cute early truck.. and rare at that....

[AdamInNH]

Cowl tag says max speed 22 MPH. A real hot rod!

[58L-Y8]

"Caution: Overloading or Overspeeding will Void Your Warranty."  So, mind that "Speed 22 Miles Per Hour" admonition carefully!

[Leif in Calif]

I love that it's Model ONE ! That Olds 3 port head was used to hop up 4 cylinder Chevys.

I take care of a very similar '25 Chevy that belongs to the city where I live. 1925 was the first year for a valve cover but (just like the Olds) you have to oil the rockers before each use and all that oil has nowhere to go but the street. When you think that most roads at that time were still dirt once you got out of downtown, it must have been a huge mess! 

[Dave Wells]

10 hours ago, Leif in Calif said:

When you think that most roads at that time were still dirt once you got out of downtown, it must have been a huge mess! 

In 1919, most of the roads in rural America were still dirt - in town and out of town. Some oil on the surface was probably welcomed. Up here in the frozen Northwest, they still oil dirt roads in the summer to keep the dust down - until the ground freezes, sometimes as early as September.

[wayne sheldon]

I can almost guarantee that is a model T Ford windshield cobbled onto there. And backwards at that!

Great truck otherwise!

[Leif in Calif]

11 hours ago, Dave Wells said:

In 1919, most of the roads in rural America were still dirt - in town and out of town. Some oil on the surface was probably welcomed. Up here in the frozen Northwest, they still oil dirt roads in the summer to keep the dust down - until the ground freezes, sometimes as early as September.

I understand! I lived in the small mountain town of Truckee CA when I was young. I would scrape ice from the windshield pretty much September through May and there was one year that I only had to mow the lawn once!