Posted by RusselAZ on January 25, 2012 at 20:00:32 from (184.8.231.118):
In Reply to: OT 1919 ride posted by Heyseed on January 25, 2012 at 10:39:18:
It is a late 1916 or early 1917 Model T ford touring. For the youngsters that is a two seat convertible. At first look there does not appear to be much to identify it from but there are three items.
The series was historically as 1916-1917-1918 that shared much but were also transition production years. One could almost pin the production date to August or September of 1916 from the three identifying items. First is the hinge on the windshield. The early series hinged at the break in the glass. Later in the year the hinge was changed to about 2 inches above the glass break. 1915 was the last of the brass trim on a model T, moving to all steel parts. All steel started in August of 1916 for what would be the 1917's. The side markers are steel so between these two items, the date the car was built can be placed pretty close.
The last is the cowl and the rounded hood. 1917 was the first year for them. 1916 models still had the square hood.
I don't know how three people were in the front seat. The seat was narrow. The fella on the left side of the woman could have been sitting on the edge of the body as that side had a fake door. The open cars had a fake door because the parking brake was in the way to get in on that side.
Another thing to clear up is the headlights in the teen years. From 1908 to the end of 1914 production the model T had carbide headlamps if they had them at all. The bracket for them was on all cars if the buyer wanted the lights. In 1915 electric lights were installed on all cars using an 8 volt bulb wired in series so they didn't burn out as they were powered from the magneto which could put out 20 volts at higher engine speeds.
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