I've always wanted a Model T and saw this

Tom Wesenberg

Tom Wesenberg

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Yesterday I drove my A on a 150 mile road trip and spotted this nice original Model T for sale just 25 miles from home. Wish I room to park it inside. It's a very nice unrestored 1926 Fordor. I hope he puts it back inside soon because we are supposed to be getting about 4 days of rain. You can't find many good originals like this anymore. The doors all shut nice and the upholsetery was very good with the only real wear on the passenger top of the seat, as I pictured. $6,500 or best offer certainly seems to be a good deal, but I just don't have any room.:mad:

Later today I'll start another thread about all the interesting things I saw on my trip to Milltown, Wisconsin.:)
 

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Being on the west coast, it seems an inordinate percentage of the nice original cars come from Minnesota. Finding a car like that in California would be like finding a nice deuce in a used car lot. Nice car, and seems to be a steal at that price.
 
Russ/40 said:
Being on the west coast, it seems an inordinate percentage of the nice original cars come from Minnesota. Finding a car like that in California would be like finding a nice deuce in a used car lot. Nice car, and seems to be a steal at that price.
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I find that interesting considering how much salt they put on the roads in MN! :mad: I am always amazed at how fast it eats vehicles out there. I'm glad that in ND and MT where I have spent most of my time they use primarily sand instead - and my 98 F150 with nearly 190K still looks pretty nice considering its age. Had I spent my 7 years in North Dakota on the other side of the river in Grand Forks I'd probably have a few holes in my sheet metal! :eek:

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You should find the space for it.
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I agree! Nice car!
 
Yes, I am partial to Model-Ts also but my opinion on that car is if you want a 26/27 closed car, you might as well buy a 1928 'A' Fordor. Those T closed cars are heavy and pretty "anemic" in the power department since it weighs nearly 1900 lbs dry. For a 22 hp engine to push it and several passengers around make for a slow ride in my book. Losing 500 pounds for an earlier T makes a much nicer driving car IMO. On the other hand, any original Model-T will draw a crowd wherever it goes just because of the primitive look they have.
 
I don't know if I would want a T. But, boy! I sure want the opportunity to test drive one. I have read scores of articles about driving planetary gears and I really want to give it a try.
 
Don't buy a Fordor; it's the low man on the totem pole and it has more wood inside than a small forest. In fact, of all the "improved" Model T models (1926-'27), only the Fordor was still the only non-"all-metal" car. Unless the 87 year-old wood has already been replaced in recent years, replacing it will eat you alive and break you.

In addition, don't even look at an improved Ford. There is visually barely a difference between a 1926 T and a 1928 A. The only T's worth having are the Runabout (Roadster), Touring (Phaeton) or the phone-booth-shaped Coupe.
 
Nice car, but seems alittle high for a fordor. Just my opinoin being a person that watches the price of the T's. Rod
 
Model T's are a fun ride I had one about 12 years ago but too slow of a ride for me. Best part was I took my mother for a ride she was in her 80's and remembered riding in model T's when they were new. Here is a photo of the one I use to own

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I do think that Fordoor is a nice car but as noted suffers from serious obesity. In an effort to doll up the T the 26-27s were made heavier but without any power plant upgrades to move the extra weight around. An early T roadster with its light body is a blast. I have a 26 coupe because it was my grandfather's car until he quit driving it in 1954. Otherwise I probably would own an earlier, lighter T. But that is a cool car and if touring/driving is not your main goal, then I could see picking it up.
 
I would say all these points are good ones. depends on where you live and what you like. resale later would be harder than for an open car.but 5500 to 6500 if It is a really nice car can't be too bad. sure couldn't restore for that.
 
Tom: Figure the T is worth $10,000 to you and use the extra money to build a nice, simple garage to house it. You'll have the car and the room to keep it !
 
Yes we use a lot of sand salt mix in Minnesota (but not back then). I have been the antique car hobby only 2 years now and have seen several original unrestored rides.
 
Looks like a lot of fun. With some major steam cleaning and some as-close-as-you-can-get fabric to hand sew over the major holes, you would have a car to run around town with. I had a '26 T coupe and the are not refined cars but loads of fun. Some day I would love another T. They take some getting used to, the first day I got mine going I had it up on two wheels around a corner! At least on mine the steering would over-center and suddenly you would be making a 90 degree corner, like it or not.
 
If the wood in the car is in good shape, $6,500 is a bargain. If you have room for it, you'll have a lot of fun driving and working on it.
Rog
 
Time for another canvas covered greenhouse isn't it Tom? I used to drive an old TT truck cutdown in the apple orchard when I was a kid. It was fun, would go anywhere and was pretty reliable. Time for some excitement, just stay off the interstates.
 
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