1915 Model T has been in the same family since 1919
 

Christian Nelson Thompson came to the USA from Denmark in 2015,
known as “ Pa “ he settled in Spokane, Washington.
He bought this 1915 Model T Touring in 1919 and promised it to
one of his sons in 1930 when the boy was about 12 years old.


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Jim

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1915 Model T has been in the same family since 1919
 

Thanks for posting !

Sara is the daughter of Howard,
growing up she wondered what was
the story of “ Pa’s “ car and what would
become of it, time passed and the Model T
was neglected, but Sara never forgot,
she made herself a promise to get the
car running again.


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1915 Model T has been in the same family since 1919
 

Sara and her husband John started researching
and found the last year of registration was 1932,
this is about the time her father was promised the car.
So he decided to brand it, drawing his initials
“ H.T “ on the back along with a question mark on the
back and rear passenger door,
along my with “ STOP “ and “ EXIT “.
“ Pa “ worked for the railroad until his
passing in 1967 and kept cans of
boxcar yellow paint around.


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Jim

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Great story!

1915 Model T has been in the same family since 1919
 

Thanks !
Glad you appreciate the story.
Sara and John planned for years how
to bring the Model T back and when they
were ready I was contacted to start the process
of bringing it to it’s new home in North Carolina.
I contacted a friend with a trailer in Spokane
who went up to Deer Park and carefully retrieved it
from a boat house, then dropped it off at
Antique Auto Ranch where I had made arrangements
with Tom Carnegie to see if he could get it running
again and make a list of what was needed to get
it in condition to hopefully attend small tours.
The plan was to do as little as possible,
a conservative approach to stabilize and not modernize.
Sara name the car “ Lizzie “.
Tom got it running and I scheduled a trip
to Spokane to pick it up for transport.

Jim

1915 Model T has been in the same family since 1919
 

Short video on my YouTube channel
showing pick up & delivery …

@ https://youtu.be/dWKPlHQXN0c?feature=shared

Short video on my YouTube channel
showing the Strickland Model T and A
collection in Marshall, North Carolina …

@ https://youtu.be/F6tQVdjcMZk?feature=shared


Jim

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Love the Cadillac in the background