|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
08-21-2012, 05:52 PM | #1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: mn
Posts: 17
|
Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
What kind of car is this? Any help with make/ model/ options/ timing would help!
Also, any guess as to possible color? It does not appear to be black. It belonged to my great grandfather who was a business person in Lake City, MN. This photo may have been taken in the teens. The full picture shows over 20 horses along the river. He ran a business that unloaded boats from the Mississippi river shore and transported goods around Lake City. I'm guessing this may have been one of the first automobiles in town. Last edited by REAL32; 08-21-2012 at 06:03 PM. |
08-21-2012, 05:54 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 5,959
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
I'd guess a 1908-09 Model T touring
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
08-21-2012, 07:32 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: north central FL
Posts: 580
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
The Ford appears to be the 'tourabout' model. Different from a touring car body as there are no rear doors. Ford touring cars had rear doors.
My guess is its a June 1909 early 'tourabout' or perhaps it was the runabout style and the owner added the back seat to make it a 'tourabout' That was done at times. The runabout would normally have the 'mother in law' single rear seat on the rear box. The tourabout came along about June of 1909, model year for the 1909 ran from Oct 1908 to Sept 30 1909. So the 1909 are the first year of the Model T Ford. Those early ones prior to end of June would be painted red (touring cars) or gray (runabouts and tourabouts) A look at the details of the tourabout of your grandfather would show the black molding trim on the lighter color body, my guess is the car is gray, similar to this photo of a new 1909 runabout. Gray with black trim. Pics attached of 1909 runabout, an iced over 1909 tourabout, and a 1909-'10 touring car for comparisons. |
08-21-2012, 10:28 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Ridgefield, Ct
Posts: 3,441
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Thank you tmodelman, that sidecurtained '09 looks like it would be awarked to drive, great photo. Bob
__________________
They don't have to run to be enjoyed. I'm here to enjoy the hobby, and enjoy the cars no matter what they look like. Most of the worlds problems are electrical. |
08-21-2012, 11:18 PM | #5 |
Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 48
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Not to disparage comments already made, but I am inclined to believe that your grandfather's tourabout was red. If you take Bruce McCalley's book and look at pictures which denote colors (all pictures are in black and white), red appears as a gray, gray appears as white, and green appears as black.
|
08-22-2012, 01:01 AM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 5,959
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
08-22-2012, 07:15 AM | #7 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,101
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Quote:
|
|
08-22-2012, 11:13 AM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Portland OR
Posts: 6,340
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Tourabouts used the same top as tourings but did not have rear doors.
Last edited by redmodelt; 02-17-2016 at 01:46 AM. |
08-22-2012, 03:12 PM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,101
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
I'm pretty sure that the tops were not standard equipment (nor were the headlights, horn or spare tires). Tops could have been installed that were not provided by Ford after the car was delivered.
|
08-22-2012, 05:10 PM | #10 | |
Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 48
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Quote:
|
|
08-22-2012, 06:03 PM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Brooklin, Ontario
Posts: 704
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
The car appears to be definitely a Tourabout as mentioned earlier. If you look at the seat riser below the back of the front seat you will notice that it is curved as it forms the sill for the rear entrance. A touring is square at that point & the door fits into the squared opening.
The horse on the left is most likely a Shire. |
08-23-2012, 07:47 AM | #12 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,101
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
Quote:
|
|
08-23-2012, 09:32 AM | #13 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Portland OR
Posts: 6,340
|
Re: Help Identify Great Grandfathers Car?
|
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|