1914 Model T touring

[Royce P]

Looks like a great car. For the right price it might be a great car to own. I think $10,000 would be the upper limit if the wood in the body is all good and there is no rust out in the metal panels.

Look at the wood under the front seat cushion. There will be a date stamp of when the body was built. The engine was serialized in late September 1913 so I would expect the body date to be a week or two earlier. The date will be in the form of a month and year.

[jesselashcraft]

Originally Posted by Royce P

Look at the wood under the front seat cushion. There will be a date stamp of when the body was built...

Thanks for the feedback, Royce.

I can't find the stamp. It looks like the lid for the gas tank has been replaced at some point and not a very good job either. It appears to be vegetable crate material from the farmer's market.

The tank itself may be riding a little high in the compartment as a hole was cut out (apparently with a chopping tool) to accommodate the gas cap. Or is that the way it's suppose to be? I ask because the lid is on hinges. Why would the lid be on hinges unless you had to open it to get to the gas cap?

Can you (or anyone) post a photo sometime of what that's supposed to look like?