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1924 Ford Model T Roadster (USA)
  • 1924 Ford Model T Roadster (USA)

    SKU: BF 8704

    (Sold via TService.co.uk)

     

    1924 Ford Model T Runabout/Roadster

    Current Registration:    BF 8704

    Engine Number:    10136375

     

    Year1924Road TaxFree
    Exterior ColorBurgundyInteriorBlack vinyl
    FuelUnleadedPower20hp
    Top SpeedApprox 40mphEngine Capacity2.9l
    Transmission2 speed epicyclicEngine ConfigInline 4 cyl.

     

     

    Images taken over ownership since June 2018 - There are some differences with accessories etc.

     

    Known History:

     

    Month /Year

    History

    1924

    Built in America (Chassis and Engine Numbers match along with body style), originally black (unknown Reg).

    ????

    Re-sprayed the maroon colour that the car is today.

    SEP 1995

    Registered in Gloucester, Ontario, Canada (unknown Reg).

    FEB 1996

    Exported to the Netherlands, where it became an exhibit in the Den Hartogh Ford Museum (Reg AR-82-77).

    JUN 2018

    Sold in the Den Hartogh Sale as lot #208 sight unseen. Imported to the UK.

    JUL 2018

    Registered by the DVLA (Reg BF 8704), although the DVLA have registered the car as a 1921 model due to the old Canadian paperwork.

    SEP 2018

    The first start for the Model T in for an unknown period of time, despite running for only approximately 7 seconds at best.

    OCT 2018

    The first time the car ran consistently (but not safely).

    MAR 2019

    First drive on the road and delivery back home.

     

    Significant work that has been done to the car (so far):

    • Reconditioned carburettor.
    • Replaced fan belt.
    • Removed water pump (not needed in the UK).
    • Replaced wiring looms.
    • Replaced timer.
    • Replaced starter switch.
    • Replaced exhaust system.
    • Refurbished trembler coils.
    • Replaced core plugs.
    • Replaced dynamo.
    • Added battery supports.
    • Replaced petrol tank.
    • Removed original accessory shock absorbers (front and rear).
    • Replaced broken and botched rear axle and handbrake setup and differential assembly.
    • Replaced broken windscreen glass.
    • Re-cored the leaking radiator.
    • Replaced botched and damaged front axle and steering components.
    • Crank handle bushings replaced.
    • Crossmember straightened.
    • Cracked chassis welded (needs more attention in the future but needs the engine out to finish this).
    • Leaf springs rebuilt with correct springs.
    • Front radius rod repaired with new ball joint.
    • Replaced broken wheel bearings.
    • Replaced cotton transmission bands.
    • Replaced and re-aligned timing gears.
    • Replaced the old tyres and inner tubes.

     

    Future known jobs that will need to be done:

    • Engine out - continue the welds on the chassis and investigate the magneto system (runs but not well). Replace associated gaskets. Possible work on the planetary transmission.
    • Repair and re-spray the damaged rear wheel arch (although it adds to the mystery and character of the car). - it was like this in the Museum
    • Replacement of the driver's side headlight wiring back to standard.
    • Investigate leaking carburettor. The adjustment needle also needs replacing. Possible replacement of fuel shut-off valve as it is now leaking.
    • Clean out the new timer (to be done every 500 miles) and routine lubrication.
    • Replace the battery with one more suited for a Model T (the current one is good for an Austin Seven).

     

    A lot has gone into this car since it came out of the Museum in Amsterdam and it's a reluctant sale that I have to do.

     

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