I am the third owner of this 1955 T. The second owner purchased it around 1978, and the original owner purchased it new in August 1955. Model T production was discontinued when A-C purchased Gleaner in 1955, but you will notice the A-C diamond on the grain bin and the "Allis-Chalmers" decal above the Gleaner name on the bin. My guess is that this was one of the later units remaining in inventory that had A-C decals applied before going out the door. The SN is 55T1450. Maybe Blaine or Joe Graunke can tell me where this SN falls in their T registries. At one time, I believe 1471 was the highest number Blaine had recorded.I hauled the combine home on my 10k 84x18 trailer. The wheel width of the combine was 80 inches outside-to-outside, so I had four inches to spare on the deck. The low profile made for easy loading, low center of gravity, and kept the height down, as I had two decrepit 80 year old Missouri bridges to cross to get home (the other bridges weren't bad). The two-way radios came in handy, as my dad and brother trailed me on the highway and flagged for me on the bridges. I managed to avoid taking out any mailboxes along the way. The first order of business will be sawing some lumber to make new bats for the reel (and fixing the left back tire). I'm hoping to try it out in fescue this summer and maybe some wheat later on. Now for some pictures… The always-shedded Model T as I found it:
 Ready to drive up on the trailer:
 Driven on the trailer by the second owner (notice the original headlights which still work):
 Ready to be unloaded at its new home:
 
The operator's platform:
 The big 30 bushel grain bin:
 Ready to go into the barn:
 The original operators manual dated Aug '55, along with two Model T brochures from my collection:
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