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Thu 28 Aug 2008 20:26
Model T Ford - pullgees
I went to a historic car rally recently and saw a Model T Ford. The car looked like it had just been discovered in a barn so shabby it stood out from all the pristine, done up to perfection other entries. The owner had the bonnet open to show the engine and I could hardly believe what I saw. In place of the HT leads was rusty barbed wire. The engine actually ran as it was driven to the site. Just thought it might be of interest.
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Thu 28 Aug 2008 20:29
Model T Ford - bathtub tom
I've used a bit of bent ally coat hanger as an HT lead on a friends old car once, purely as a get-you-home measure.

The last time I saw the car it was still there!
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Thu 28 Aug 2008 21:28
Model T Ford - mike hannon
Model Ts were meant to be like that, I think - go on forever as long as they could still be botched up.
I'd love to drive one and have a go at that two-speed gearbox with the foot pedal change. My grandfather said it was once reckoned you could drive a car or you could drive a Ford Model T - but rarely both.
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