cars for sale: model T

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

the Historic Ford Factory in Walnut Hills (Cincinatti) was abandoned for years before developers refurbished it in 2002 now used as a mixed-use space, and a 1915 Model T is displayed there, right were it was created

The three-door touring Model T is on display in the lobby, the car probably has been repainted and the tires have been replaced, but you can't tell by looking at it.

Tug Brock, it's owner, said the car has remained in Cincinnati for most of its existence, except for a time it was on display at a Chattanooga museum.

The Model T was built in Detroit, shipped to Cincinnati by train in a wooden crate and assembled at the factory in Walnut Hills. The wood from the shipping crate was then used as the floorboards in the car.

Brock said the Model T was sold new by Ford in Cincinnati to Simon Zellner for $422 in 1915. With inflation, that would be about $9,700 today.

http://www.wlwt.com/news/100yearold-model-t-ford-assembled-in-cincinnati-on-display-at-historic-factory/33158916

Monday, June 22, 2015

a Model T dealership!

Neil Tuckett is a former agricultural engineer whose business in the late 1980s dried up, so his team turned to Model Ts. Now they struggle to keep up with the demand at his garage in North Marston, Buckinghamshire England.

Neil said: 'We're a niche market specialist and I've got about 100 years of man experience of Model Ts with my team. 'We do about one a week, 50 a year. They're coming in here as fast as I can fix them. There's about 3,000 in the UK and we look after a good proportion of those.

'It's cheaper to maintain than a modern car. The insurance costs about £50 a year, you don't need road tax or an MOT and there are no major expenses.

'There's probably 20 companies in the world making new parts for the Model T and about 80 per cent of Model Ts are new parts now.'

Neil also races his 1911 golden T at rallies events like Pendine