Ford Model A Classic

[david_l3]

<p>A classic car for the classic camera forum. This is a Ford Model A in the Heights neighborhood in Houston. Fuji GS645 rangefinder/folder. Shot on TMax 400.</p><div></div>

[david_l3]

<p>#2</p>

[david_l3]

<p>oops, here is the photo</p><div></div>

[david_l3]

<p>#3</p><div></div>

[david_l3]

<p>#4</p><div></div>

[steve_levine]

<p>It looks more like a Model T pick up, not a model A? I'd guess early 20's.</p>

[tomscott]

<p>My thoughts as well. Looks like a T to me but, I'm no expert. I think the pick-up part is a home made rig though.</p>

[david_l3]

<p>I think both of you are right, it is a Model T. Thanks for pointing it out. </p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Whatever the model, nice pics, but you are violating the implicit social contract here by not posting at least a tiny picture of the camera used. ;)</p>

<p>The Model T was sold in a truck version, and this appears very similar to some of what turns up in a Google image search for "Model T truck"</p>

[marc_rochkind]

Judging from photo #2, it looks like a twin lens.

 

--Marc

[david_l3]

<p>JDM, I stand chastised. Here is a photo of the camera. </p><div></div>

[starvy]

<p>What a simple and functional machine.</p>

[ridinhome]

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<p>What a simple and functional machine.</p>

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<p>The car or the camera? Either ways, nice pics, thanks for posting.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>@David - Thanx , now I'm so happy I could.., well anyway, I'm happy now.</p>

[Rob_the_waste]

<p>I do believe the boys are right with this vehicle being a Model T. Here's a Model A from 1931 shot with my Moskva 2. I may have caught a minor light leak.</p><div></div>

[paul_wheatland]

<p>IMHO it is a 1927 Model T roadster pick-up truck. That year was the changeover from wooden artillery wheels to steel spokes. I'm enclosing a picture of a 1927 T model in a parade.</p><div></div>

[Rob_the_waste]

<p>Here's another take on a Model A. I believe it's a 1929, but my first thought was "Munstermobile." Also shot with my Moskva 2. :-)</p><div></div>

[tomscott]

<p>As you can see in Paul's photo, the bed on the factory T model was made of steel or sheet metal. I know that many of the T models were sold as a cab and chasis, and the owners built the bed to fit their own needs. That is why I speculated about it being a home made bed.</p>

[doug grosjean]

<p>As has been pointed out, it's a Model T. My Dad has 2 of them, drives them about 10,000 miles a year, and works on them for a living, so I see them a lot when I visit him for lunch.</p>

<p>Depsite the fact that it has a bed, I can't say whether it's a truck or not. The actual Model T Trucks had a worm gear rear-end, which gave them a very very low top-speed.... I don't recall the exact number but Googling around says 15-20 MPH. They could haul a huge load due to the very low gearing of the worm-gear rear-end, but not fast. So they are less desirable than the standard Model T's with their 35 MPH cruise speed.</p>

<p>For those who haven't ridden in a Model T Ford, they're strange. Low gear is like first in low-range in a Jeep, and high gear is about like 3rd gear in a modern car. So a driver winds the engine way out in low, and then the car just *barely* is able to pull high gear, assuming level ground. They also lack a clutch, but they're not an automatic. They have a planetary transmission, and low is engaged by holding a pedal down. Release the pedal, and the transmission defaults into high-gear.</p>

[rdm]

<p>What color was it? I doesn't look black.<br>

I hope somone didnt change the oigonal color. <br>

I know Henry Ford said the Model T was available in any color the customer wanted , as long as it was Black.</p>

<p>Anyway , they are all great shots, except for number 2, they all look like they could be period shots found in an old camera. I like Shot number one the best.</p>

[crow0806]

<p>It's a Model T with the trunk removed and a truck bed added. The original truck bed was steel. The radiator and hood don't fit each other, so the radiator is probably from a Model A or even another brand of vehicle.</p>

[mark_medin]

<p>From what I can see, the radiator is a T, the hood isn't.</p>

[tomscott]

<p>As for being available only in black, that was only the case after 1914 when they switched to black only because the faster drying time of black paint helped to speed up the assembly line. Before 1914 the T was available in red, green or black. </p>

[doug grosjean]

<p>Here's a couple shots of one of my dad's Model T Fords. Taken around Father's Day 2005, when my son and I my dad spent the day in it together. Visited a local train museum, motored around in the country, visited a couple old bridges....</p><div></div>

[david_l3]

<p>The body color is green. Also note the license plate is for passenger cars, not the "Truck" type in Texas.</p>