dvonk
06-19-2011, 10:37 PM
we had a car show at work today, and my boss brought in his 1927 Model T 2-door coupe. he inherited it from his late father, who purchased it from a used car dealer in 1956 for $150. it has been well maintained since then, and still runs and drives well. it even still has the original interior.
so many old cars have been chopped up to make hot rods, it was nice to actually see an original example of a Model T survivor in person. it was interesting to see how the controls differ from modern-day cars... the dash has only one gauge: an ammeter. there is no gas pedal; rather, a lever on the steering column controls the throttle. it also has a lever to manually adjust retard or advance the timing, since the quality/octane of gas varied so greatly back then. there is even an in-cab knob to back off the carburetor needle, in case some chunks from crappy gasoline got stuck in it. :lol:
it made my day when he gave me a ride. :biggrin: :biggrin:
(sorry about the low-quality photos, was a crappy cell phone camera)
so many old cars have been chopped up to make hot rods, it was nice to actually see an original example of a Model T survivor in person. it was interesting to see how the controls differ from modern-day cars... the dash has only one gauge: an ammeter. there is no gas pedal; rather, a lever on the steering column controls the throttle. it also has a lever to manually adjust retard or advance the timing, since the quality/octane of gas varied so greatly back then. there is even an in-cab knob to back off the carburetor needle, in case some chunks from crappy gasoline got stuck in it. :lol:
it made my day when he gave me a ride. :biggrin: :biggrin:
(sorry about the low-quality photos, was a crappy cell phone camera)