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Great article on T's, now I'll have to find out what an N is ! Tractor I suppose.png "smile")
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No Paat the n was a car ford made the K then the r and the s before he built the first t in 1908. The first few t's had dual pedal and two levers on the side 1909 they went to three pedal and a single lever as you see them today.Comment
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My wife and I visited the Piquette Ave Plat in 2007 and again, 10 years later, last July. Its a looooong way from home.
They had employed an Industrial Archeologist to study the Secret/Experimental room, to figure out what equipment went where originally. They looked at bolt holes in the floor and walls. oil splatter and grease stains.
The photos show the Experimental/Secret room being re-constructed after 12 years of research, a view down one of the 3 floors, the recently restored facade and a fabulous little Model N Runabout, that I fell in love with in 2007......and its still there now. Such a pity I have to travel half way around the world to visit there. Wish it was next door.
If you ever get to be in or near Detroit, I strongly urge you to pay a visit to the Piquette Ave Plant. Should you be a Ford fan, its something you'll never forget.
Cheers,
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This gallery has 4 photos."As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities"......HENRY FORD
1915 Ford "T" Speedster (Evangeline), 1921 Ford "T" Tourer (Anastasia), 1955 Ford Zephyr 6 (Purdey), 1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Daisy), & a couple of moderns.Comment
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Nice pics Rob one of the places I have not been to but it is on my list. Also a big welcome to the VFF and yeah that model N is nice looking. Stop by anytime and tells us more.
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This famous photo shows Clara, Mrs. Ford, driving a Model 'N' Runabout past the Piquette Plant while Henry looks out his office window.
This was arguably, the deciding moment in 1906, that put the USA into LHD cars and driving on the right. Because......when Clara alighted from the test drive, Henry asked her opinion of the new car. She replied she didn't like alighting from that side of the RHD car. So when planning for the Model T began, it was LHD and shear weight of "T" numbers made it so.
The second photo shows Sandy, Mrs. Patterson, pretending to lean on the fender of an early T painted on a door at the Piquette Plant.
The last image is of a gravity closing fire door in the plant. There are small dents in the door which have been identified as having been made by BB/air gun pellets. Its even documented in the Piquettes records somewhere that Henry, when bored, would fire a BB/air gun down the floor of the plant.
Its a VERY interesting place, with a huge amount of history and the people that saved it from demolition deserve great praise.
Cheers,
RobYou do not have permission to view this gallery.
This gallery has 3 photos."As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities"......HENRY FORD
1915 Ford "T" Speedster (Evangeline), 1921 Ford "T" Tourer (Anastasia), 1955 Ford Zephyr 6 (Purdey), 1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Daisy), & a couple of moderns.Comment
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This is the Piquette Ave Plant's website https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/
If anyone's interested enough to know more about the secret experimental room, then here's a news article you might find interesting, taken from their website. https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/se...rimental-room/
The attached photos show the room as it was when I was there in 2017. It doesn't look it, but, it had come a long way since I had first seen it in 2007
Cheers,
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This gallery has 5 photos."As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities"......HENRY FORD
1915 Ford "T" Speedster (Evangeline), 1921 Ford "T" Tourer (Anastasia), 1955 Ford Zephyr 6 (Purdey), 1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Daisy), & a couple of moderns.Comment
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Show us your pics from your club outing and such and mail them all the [email protected]. Share you activities with us all!You do not have permission to view this gallery.
This gallery has 1 photos.09-22-2018, 06:44 PM -
When I was a young boy my dad bought old cars that were running we are talking in the late 50's we would go hunting and looking for old cars at the same time. someone related a story to my dad about a special model a ford some guy had. I of course can't verify the truth of this story and I was young but the story goes like this supposedly this guy had a model a he was a rural mail carrier and wanted...10-28-2017, 08:24 AM -
Central Iowa Model A Ford Club's annual cruise in Iowa going on this week. Great Annual Model A Ride Around Iowa. Today they are in Davenport I see on their web site. Good weather going on now..... anybody on here that can see them or post a few pics?? Marshall are you out there!!?? I have to run to the Quad Cities Wed. I will try to hunt them down. They are also going to view Craig Beek's Model...09-19-2017, 02:45 PM -
Nothing new, most of you have seen this before, but it is still fun to watch! Ford was good about documenting and filming their operations we're glad today that they did.
That guy on the main line connecting the engine to the drivetrain must have been the Main Man he appears in still photos a lot too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw4UcBtEbjo...08-09-2018, 03:18 PM -
This past week I went to tour with the central model a club of Iowa, what a wonderful bunch of people make you feel right at home We left Altoona Iowa(desmoines) on our way to Davenport Ia. On the way we visited the amana colonies and drove thru rural areas with fields of corn and beautiful farms. We then spent the next 3 nights in davenport on the mississippi river. There is so much to see there...You do not have permission to view this gallery.
This gallery has 1 photos.09-23-2017, 09:34 AM -
Today was the big day for "Rusty" my Model A to get his birth certificate (title) After all the legislative hoops DMV has you jump through for a non titled vehicle which its fine, is what it is. After all the money you give them. Again, is what it is. After all the paper work, pictures, written build out procedure the nice fella from DMV Police comes to the house to verify the VIN on paper...03-20-2018, 09:39 AM -
I have one now, know some more, and a few more I plan to meet. Thanks Mitch for getting me outta the.png "cave")
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P.S. This is Ed from Minnesota and drove heavy equipment all his life, his eyes still sparkle at the A's and the T's.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Just wondering if I can buy .020 or if I can find .010 rings for a .005 bore + (have the used .005 pistons already) ? I would ask Tom, but I might be doing that to much already Thanks, Pat
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