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Old 06-06-2021, 07:49 PM   #1
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Default Lots of A's but not so many T's

Been looking for a Model T and sure seems like A's can be found all over but not so much with the T's. Did less Model T's survive? How many do you think are left out of the 15 million made?

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Old 06-06-2021, 09:12 PM   #2
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Default Re: Lots of A's but not so many T's

There are lots out there. Look in the MTFCA Classified. They show up on Facebook, too, if you are on that. Hemmings always has some, t oo.
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I understand there are roughly 870000 Model Ts out there running around
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Old 06-07-2021, 03:56 PM   #4
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I understand there are roughly 870000 Model Ts out there running around
That seems a bit high for what's still around but I hope your right. As for finding one Hemmings had something like 210 A's and 80 T's. When I look at the T's many were hotrods and a lot looked like dealer price cars.

When I look on Craigs list In Charlotte and near by areas all I find are A's. Maybe the T's are just so good no one wants to let them go
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Old 06-07-2021, 04:26 PM   #5
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There are plenty around the Asheville/Hendersonville area. We have had a T tour every year there until the virus thing. There is a T site on FB that a lot of folks post on and would be a good place to check out "model t friends". T folks drive our T's, no hanger queens.
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I understand there are roughly 870000 Model Ts out there running around
wow - that seems like a lot.
where did you get that number from?
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Old 06-08-2021, 10:45 AM   #8
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wow - that seems like a lot.
where did you get that number from?
I would think its around 100,000 but I do not have data to back that statement.
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Old 06-08-2021, 01:34 PM   #9
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Where did you ever get that number from. If there is 70,000 I’ll be shocked.
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Old 06-08-2021, 03:14 PM   #10
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(52) Model T Classifieds
Ford Model T Parts For Sale And Restorers Forum

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/?ref=app_tab
Contacting someone in a local club. Not all Ts (or As etc) are for sale are listed on the open market.
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Old 06-08-2021, 05:40 PM   #11
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Where did you ever get that number from. If there is 70,000 I’ll be shocked.
I would think 70,000 sound more like it.
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Old 06-08-2021, 07:46 PM   #12
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Age old question; how many Ts are left;
https://www.google.com/search?client...y+Model+T+left
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Old 06-08-2021, 09:56 PM   #13
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Here's 1 reason, during WW2,a lot of T's were scrapped. Many, if not most A's were still around and being used.
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There are lots of Ts out there, that is the main reason they are so low in price. I know of onw guy who owns more than 30, none in driving condition. I probably know another dozen people who won 4 or more. There are so many Ts out there that they keep parts makers making parts and suppliers supplying parts. Some of the earlier brass Ts are scarcer, hence the higher prices for them. Do not think there is a shortage of Ts, there are plenty.
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The mid west has a ton of Model T's. You can't drive a country road with out seeing a T farm of sorts.
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Old 06-10-2021, 01:03 AM   #16
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I saw on the history channel where Ford didnt want the Model T's competing for the market, and offered decent money for them. They had a shot of a row of them being rolled up to a huge furnace and driven into it, remotely of course.

Dad said during WWII there was some kind of drive EVERY WEEKEND! cloth, grease, rubber, metal, anything of value to the war effort. I'm sure MANY T's were turned into Jeeps and Sherman Tanks.
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Old 06-21-2021, 07:50 PM   #17
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I have been finding that older gentlemen pack them away in huge collections. I was just visiting a man who must have had 45 T's in driving condition. Amazing sight to see.
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Old 07-01-2021, 05:47 PM   #18
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The War did indeed eat up many, many Fords. Ts were aged, and more difficult to maintain, The flipside of the coin tho, is, The War did preserve many, many A models.
Since new replacement cars were not available. Drivers turned to the simplicity of the A. It was like a movement.
Its well known that post-war, all of those no longer necessary beauties were either stowed away for posterity or handed over to the kids. Kids eager to keep them on the road in any condition. The rest.... we were there.

I have gotten nothing but pleasure from owning a T.
Think the Model A is a beautiful car, all day long.
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Old 07-01-2021, 09:45 PM   #19
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The reason they are so cheap is that there is little demand. T s are primitive and hard to drive. Frankly, I'd rather have a Curved Dash Olds. I hope I'm not hurting anyone's feelings, but that's just how I feel. The A, on the other hand, is much more of an automobile. Let's not forget that Henry called all the junk T s back in just before the production of the A commenced. Many serviceable T s were reduced to scrap long before the war. The figure of 70,000 seems optimistic to me. The figure of 250,000 A survivors seems a little more plausible to me. This would include the european survivors, So American, and Russians (GAZ) where the A s were produced until the early 50s, Mostly AA trucks. We seem to have about one a month appearing from barns, sheds, even cellars. How many more will be found? Of that 250,000 how many are running? Hot rodded? Just rustbuckets, or more junk than car. I would love to get a count and see just how many did survive. Pretty remarkable for a car that was only supposed to last ten years!
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