Posted by Dean on June 19, 2015 at 08:06:00 from (73.168.146.140):
In Reply to: OT Model T Ford posted by John T on June 19, 2015 at 06:38:05:
Great video, John. Thanks for posting.
An 85 year-old close friend of mine has a 1927 (6?) depot hack that he built himself from parts saved over the decades when he bought/sold and traded Model T parts. He built several of these over the years and this is his last. It was built from the very best parts, many NOS, that he saved over the decades.
He rebuilt all of the used assemblies, e.g., engine, transmission, etc. himself using the very best parts in his once huge collection. He poured, scraped and fitted the babbit bearings himself.
He built the depot hack body starting with selecting and the oak trees, sawing, curing, planing, etc., the lumber. He did the same with the hickory for the new wheel spokes that he fabricated.
He farmed out the upholstery and paint to others but everything else was done by him. All 4 fenders are NOS.
The hack is essentially new and has all of the later model options including electric starter, high compression head, two speed rear axle, etc.
He finished it about two years just before his health failed. I believe he drove it around his place once.
He went into a nursing home about 2 months ago and will not come home. The world will loose a great deal of knowledge when he is gone.
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