The Ford Barn

Chris Haynes · 06-25-2019, 03:48 PM

The car interior burned decades ago. It had been in indoor storage. But 3 or 4 years ago a young man bought with the intention of building a street rod. Thankfully he didn't. What he did do is store it outside in the dirt under a walnut tree. Needless to say every square inch of the car was stuffed with walnut shells discarded by rodents.
As you can see in the picture it is missing the hood, cowl lights, and a hubcap. Also needs a headlight lens. I have just located a hood.
The radiator is in the shop getting cleaned.
I am scrubbing and using Evaporust to get the powdery layers of rust off of it. Then I'll rub it out and wax it to arrest any more deterioration. Although I will need all new wiring and electrics I am trying not to have anything looking new on it. I am going to fix whatever needs fixing, re-bush springs and king pins. Whatever needs to be done to be safe.
I am also looking for a rear non-de-mountable wheel as one had dry rot and fell apart.
The coil box paint had been burned off. The coils leaked a small amount of tar. I figured those 98 year old coils were toast. My friend George Hood asked me to bring them over to his place. He tested them and they all had hot fire. He is sure that the engine will run too. I have doubts.
Trying to find someone who makes wood for it is the current task. The folks in Utah say they won't be making any new wood for a few months.

Here is a link to a picture of it.
https://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp2 ... ljsuc6.jpg

gz · 06-25-2019, 05:50 PM

Looks like a nice start. It is hard to find solid Model T roadster bodies and this looks like a good one. Basically, without other details known, this body was used from about 1916 through 1922. Congrats on your new purchase.

Chris Haynes · 06-26-2019, 12:07 AM

Turns out the block numbers are good. It is a 1921.

stevests · 06-26-2019, 10:12 AM

Engine number comes up as a July of 1921 - it could be correct.

mhsprecher · 06-30-2019, 09:00 AM

Congrats. I rescued a Model T from a garage last fall. I can't wait to get started in it in earnest.

rotorwrench · 06-30-2019, 05:30 PM

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It's getting harder to find restorable T cars in mostly complete order. That one seems to have a lot of the original stuff on it. It certainly helps with restoration. Have fun with it. They are about as simple as they get but your work is still cut out for you.

Chris Haynes · 07-01-2019, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rotorwrench

That one seems to have a lot of the original stuff on it.

As far as I know it is missing the Hood, Horn, Cowl lamps, and One hub cap. Seat springs are there but many broken springs. All the wood needs replacing.

Randy in ca · 07-01-2019, 10:18 PM

Do you have the rear/trunk pieces? They can be hard to find - so many of these were made into trucks.

Chris Haynes · 07-01-2019, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy in ca

Do you have the rear/trunk pieces? They can be hard to find - so many of these were made into trucks.

I do have the turtle deck. It wasn't attached.

06-25-2019, 03:48 PM	#1
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	My first Model T The car interior burned decades ago. It had been in indoor storage. But 3 or 4 years ago a young man bought with the intention of building a street rod. Thankfully he didn't. What he did do is store it outside in the dirt under a walnut tree. Needless to say every square inch of the car was stuffed with walnut shells discarded by rodents. As you can see in the picture it is missing the hood, cowl lights, and a hubcap. Also needs a headlight lens. I have just located a hood. The radiator is in the shop getting cleaned. I am scrubbing and using Evaporust to get the powdery layers of rust off of it. Then I'll rub it out and wax it to arrest any more deterioration. Although I will need all new wiring and electrics I am trying not to have anything looking new on it. I am going to fix whatever needs fixing, re-bush springs and king pins. Whatever needs to be done to be safe. I am also looking for a rear non-de-mountable wheel as one had dry rot and fell apart. The coil box paint had been burned off. The coils leaked a small amount of tar. I figured those 98 year old coils were toast. My friend George Hood asked me to bring them over to his place. He tested them and they all had hot fire. He is sure that the engine will run too. I have doubts. Trying to find someone who makes wood for it is the current task. The folks in Utah say they won't be making any new wood for a few months. Here is a link to a picture of it. https://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp2 ... ljsuc6.jpg __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go? Last edited by Chris Haynes; 07-02-2019 at 07:47 PM.

06-25-2019, 05:50 PM	#2
gz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,666	Re: My first Model T Looks like a nice start. It is hard to find solid Model T roadster bodies and this looks like a good one. Basically, without other details known, this body was used from about 1916 through 1922. Congrats on your new purchase.

06-26-2019, 12:07 AM	#3
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: My first Model T Turns out the block numbers are good. It is a 1921. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

06-26-2019, 10:12 AM	#4
stevests Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Longbranch, Washington Posts: 513	Re: My first Model T Engine number comes up as a July of 1921 - it could be correct.

06-30-2019, 09:00 AM	#5
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: My first Model T Congrats. I rescued a Model T from a garage last fall. I can't wait to get started in it in earnest.

06-30-2019, 05:30 PM	#6
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: My first Model T Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It's getting harder to find restorable T cars in mostly complete order. That one seems to have a lot of the original stuff on it. It certainly helps with restoration. Have fun with it. They are about as simple as they get but your work is still cut out for you.

07-01-2019, 10:18 PM	#8
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,640	Re: My first Model T Do you have the rear/trunk pieces? They can be hard to find - so many of these were made into trucks.