My first model T.
 

May 18th, 2024.. a friend of mine sent me a photo of a T coupe an an auction he was at…. It was for online bid also. So I jumped on , looked at a few crummy photos, and placed a max bid. And , as per normal, my impulse bid won the auction.
Luckily for me the auction was only about half hour away. So , I hopped in the roll back and went to pick up my newest addition..
Little did I know, the T was in a lot better shape than I thought , having the same owner since the late 50s.
A few older gentlemen were upset they lost the bid, they wanted it for parts. It was just to nice of a car for that. I strung out about 75 feet of winch cable and drug it out of the building and into my roll back . after getting it home, we realized it was a pretty well known local car. And had a good story with it!
For now, here’s some photos of my prize!

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Looks like a pretty solid little buggy. Enjoy

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Clean it up and put a new top on it and it looks like in could be a driver with some good rubber on the ground. The gas tank may need a good clean out but all is doable. It's fun to drive and work on it a little at a time if you can.

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Knowing the history of the car all the way back to the 50's makes great conversation.
I have an 80 year old neighbor who in 1965 sold his customized 1956 Chevy.

He has a Polaroid photo of him and his wife standing next to the car when it was sold.
55 years later he found the car and bought it back.

His wife has since passed away, so the car will stay in the family and will be passed down to his kids when he goes.

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Here it is back in 1951, I believe that was the date on the photo

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Those photos should stay with the car if you ever decide to sell it.

When I bought my 1929 A, the person I bought it from had pictures of the car when it was recovered in a field with a tree growing through it several years back. When he bought the car those pictures were passed along to him.

The car has been through 3 owners including myself since the recovery photos were taken. The photos stay with the car.

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Good WIN! Thanks for the foto essay - enjoyed the show!~