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Time for T (just appeared in my garage)


Man On The Clapham Omnibus

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It belongs to a neighbour's father - he's visiting for a wedding and has borrowed my garage while he's here.

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Nice

Bob :d

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WOW :yes: :yes:

 

Is it yours?

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Lovely

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WOW :yes: :yes:

 

Is it yours?

No, it's a neighbour's dad's. :)

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:t-up:  :t-up:  :)  :)  :t-up:  :t-up:

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Let me at it!

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Just about fits under the doorway by the looks of it  :t-up:

 

+ Need a bowler to go with it 

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IIRC the throttle is the middle pedal, nes pas? Could make life interesting  :oops:

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It's an early Wes"T"field prototype!

Striking similarities to the current model.

Very nice.

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IIRC the throttle is the middle pedal, nes pas? Could make life interesting  :oops:

 

I don't know for sure Blatters but I'll hope to get a chance to ask later today. A chum of mine who owns a Bullnose Morris and a Rolls Royce 20hp (therefore skilled in the art, I assume) said something about a pedal for reverse gear...

 

Bernie, it was tight under the doorway and it was overall height that meant his daughter's garage was impractical. It's by no means the first 'T' in there though as a previous owner of my house owned a Model T dealership in West Wycombe some years ago.

 

I must say though, that I regard cars like these as I look on thatched cottages. They look wonderful and I'm glad people preserve them, but I'd rather look at them across the road from my much more modern house! The aforementioned RR/Bullnose owner has a thatched cottage converted from an old forge. Maintenance of an old car/house is difficult and performance stuck in time gone by. I had the pleasure recently of being chauffeured to the pub for lunch in his Rolls and it's terrifying! No front brakes at all (like the Model T) and minimal rears acting on tyres like razorblades. Other road users give no consideration beyond their own needs.

 

Edit: Just read this: http://www.caranddriver.com/features/how-to-drive-a-ford-model-t

 

It only reinforces my views!  ???

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Probably easier to launch an Appolo space mission than the Model T these days  :t-up:

 

Friend of mine was building a replica with a van body for a joiner friend , it was at the 90% completion stage when he moved to Anglesea so never saw the finished article 

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