1926 Ford Model T Tudor
Description
Title # matches block #.
We're all over Kingman with this car: it's so much fun. A very nice Tudor with new upholstery. Still needs a headliner, but we don't spend a lot of time looking up. Paint is good. New exterior roof with rain visor. Texas T Distributor with coil on ballast for 12 volt conversion. 12 volt one-wire Texas T alternator. AutoMeter vintage style Temp and Volt gauge. Water pump removed and replaced by EWP80 Davies Craig 12 volt pump on a dash switch with electric fan: Car runs cool anytime of year. Has a battery cutoff to prevent errant battery drain and not for theft since driving a Model T requires unique knowledge, and if it were stolen one pretty much could narrow down the suspect list to geriatrics with GTA rap sheets.
The car does not run on magneto but uses the more easily repaired (and less prone to breakdown) contemporary system of distributor, battery and alternator, and pushing more oil to the front of the engine through an outside Oiler line: an important change, but is not pictured in the images herein (installed after).There is NO RUST on this body and it is 100% steel and original. The windshield wiper is an advanced, infinitely variable vitreous surface de-moisturizer utilizing 1926 cutting edge hand-arm technology.
Four tires and tubes on the road are like new. Spare's mediocre but is OK for driving on short distance, or use the can of fix-a-flat under the seat, although we've not had to do that. Spokes are all tight. Bands are OK in transmission: Goes forward, back, and stops as a Model T does. Doors lock as they should and all four window regulators function, but they are opposite-world of power windows.
Does it come with a warranty? This is a 91 year old automobile. So, No. You ought to know something about internal combustion machinery to own this car. In other words, it's not a good car for Millennials who don't know how to ring a doorbell without their iPhone. Clean title in our names.
Does this car leak oil? A little but surprisingly less than other Model Ts: The pan and inspection panel are pretty well sealed. Sometimes the carb float sticks - what's new? Radiator's like new owing to prior owner replacing it, so no leaks and no repairs.
Can you win an award with this car in Pebble Beach? Not at the Concours D'Elegance, but conceivably at the Taco Bell Friday night meet-up in Monterey: This is a functional car that looks nice. For us, it really is an "everyday driver" although we really don't goanywhere. But when we do, we seem to take this car rather than the Hybrid Honda Insight or Honda Element.
Nothing else is included with this sale: Just a great little old car.
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