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I recently moved to the Cumberland plateau in Tennessee from the flatlands of Illinois. Back in the Land of Lincoln, I was perfectly happy driving my 1926 Ford Model T Tudor sedan around the farmlands, with no real hills to deal with. Here in Tennessee, there are hills every 1/8th mile, and I...

I am considering buying a 1957 Ford Thunderbird, and noticed that the engine block, while great looking, was painted Chevy orange. This doesn't seem right to me. What color were 312 cubic inch V8s in 1957? Ford Blue? Or was that too early for this color. Chevy orange can't be right...

I've got a newly re-done magneto coil ring, ready to install on my 1919 Ford Model T touring engine. I also have my poorly performing old magneto coil ring. Both are on my bench now; what is the test to determine if a magneto coil ring is functioning properly? This test should be one that my...

I noticed a 1919 Ford Model T on eBay that disclosed his car had wood fellows on his front wheels, while the back wheels had demountable rims. I, too, have a 1919 Ford Touring I just bought, and it has the same thing: was this a common manufacturing practice in 1919, or just a coincidence...

I am planning on transporting a newly refurbished 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe roadster from Chicago to Pittsburgh....on an open trailer. I will wait for the first nice day towards the end of April, so that I don't run into any foul weather. My question is I can't do anything about the wind. I...

I am in the process of fixing a non-operational speedometer on a 1929 Model A Sedan. Everything looks good, with the exception of the speedo cable, which had the square end of the cable pretty much worn to round. I replaced the cable, ran up the car and put it in fourth gear while on jack...

I am preparing to go out and help somebody get what they insist is a 1915 Ford Model TT truck running. I am under the impression that the first TT trucks commercially available were 1917, or am I wrong here? I hear that people used to convert Ford Model T cars into trucks by stretching the...

According to the info I dug out of "Model T Ford - The Car That Changed The World" by Bruce W. McCalley, all Fords were painted a very dark blue in 1911. I am currently restoring a 1911 Ford Model T Roadster with a mother in law seat (Ford labeled them as a 3-passenger Runabout). The color...

I just purchased a 1924 Ford Model T Touring, and it runs reasonably well. I took the coils out and immediately noticed that the bodies of the coils are plastic, rather than the wood that I have always seen before. My coil guy says that they are not as good as wooden coils, as they peter out...

I am in the process of restoring a 1917 Touring, and have added a starter to a non-starter equipped block. Accordingly, there is no generator mount and as such the magneto has to work well. I changed the starter ring gear on a used 1926 ******, and the coil ring and magneto were intact. It is...

Just about done with this "little" project. Bought a 1917 Touring, no starter. Thought to self, 'how hard could it be to put a starter in this baby??" Just slap a starter ring on the flywheel, add a starter and battery, there you go. Not so fast, there, Kimosabe. As I proceeded, lots of...

I just bought a 1924 Model TT one ton truck. I noticed right away that the parking brakes did not engage. When I took the rear wheels off I saw the problem straight away: no shoes, no springs, no nothing. Drums are still on the wheel, and the brake cam shaft is there, but nothing else. Macs...

This car is something that is for sale relatively close by (an hour and 30 minutes from me), I was wondering if it is worth anything. The paint is nice, but not the best color. It has a flat head V8, runs and drives OK. Interior was redone, but still needs some finishing touches, and the...

Nicely restored 1926 Ford Model T Touring car, still waiting to get the radiator shell back from the plating shop, once it's on, photos will be forthcoming. I've been driving it with a beat up black radiator shell that I rattle canned just so I could mount the hood, but it just doesn't 'pop'...

...or not. I recently purchased a 1925 Ford Model T Coupe, and I need to know if the 1925 cowl had a dummy' cowl vent lid. This lid is where the 1926 and 1927 gas filler cap are accessed from, but my lid does not function. There are also kerosene lamps on each side of the windshield, they...

I just bought a 1926 Model T Ford Touring, and while it is in pretty good condition overall, the chrome radiator shell is pretty beat up, and could use re-plating. Rather than take this thing to a body shop (my sheet metal skills are pretty shabby), and then have it chromed, is there anybody...

Just obtained this car from a couple who told me it sat in an air conditioned/heated garage since grampa died in 1971. As is, needs some TLC, primarily the roof liner is sagging, one tire does not hold air, was told that grampa had it running nicely until he up and died. The motor turns over...

I've been told to use a turkey baster: can't get a good enough angle to reach the bottom of the rear end housing (where all the good goo is). Any cheap, easy ways to do this?

My 1919 Touring rear spring bushings are completely shot. I purchased new rear shackle sets, and want to know if there is an easy way to remove the old bushings from both the spring and the spring mounting bracket (T3843) while both are still on the car. Heat and hammering requires taking the...

Nothing is easy on these rear axles for Model T's, or am I being a weenie? Bought some nifty looking leather cup axle seals with spring loaded oil retainer, (Mac's part # T2511C), and put them into the axle and re-installed the outer bearing sleeve: the sleeve doesn't seat all the way into the...