1909 Ford Model T Touring 

Ford wasn't satisfied with employees manually performing the steps to assemble the Model T—he wanted the cars produced at a faster pace.  To do this, he hired motion-study expert Frederick Taylor to craft a way to make the process more efficient.  Additionally, Ford himself began building machines to stamp out individual parts without the need for an employee.  Ford slowly started installing bits and pieces of a motion line, until the formal assembly line was officially unveiled in December 1913.  Legend has it Henry got the idea from his Florida estate neighbor Thomas Edison.  The blue oval pays tribute to this as when you read the Ford name take a look at the cross horizontal marking on the F, within which you will see a small lowercase e which can be interpreted as a tribute to his friend and mentor TE!

For consignment, a 1909 version of the Model T touring car.  Touring designates it can take passengers that sit high up on the rear carriage-esque seat, and all covered with a black canvas convertible style roof.  The car is a barn find and has plenty of patina, solid rubber tires and wood spoked wheels.  Definitely an earlier version as production only began in 1908.

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Exterior
Simple construction is the theme here with straight stamped steel wrapping the car from head to toe.  A brass radiator surround grille with a simple brass radiator cap on top leads the way.  On either side is a round headlight also trimmed in brass.  We note no bumper below, just the engine crank.  Black, (regardless of what you've heard, black wasn't available on the T until 1916, and then all T's from 1916 to 1924 were available in black only), painted steel is in use for the cowled hood behind the radiator as well as the remainder of the car.  Little to no rust is noted on any metal associated with this car, and curved fenders with attached central running boards.  This tourer has a canvas top in black, which shows some dry rotting and would fall into the lower portion of the fair condition category.  Up front a folding windshield is installed on this model.  A gracefully curved downward wood pedestal which serves as the mounting point for the rear seat deck is mounted next to the rear curved metal fenders.  21-inch wood spoke wheels are wrapped in perforated solid 4.40/4.50-21 tires.  

Interior
Simple C curved openings provide access for the front and rear passengers.  These passengers can sit high up on black leather bench seats. The front has solid covered cushions with tufted and buttoned backs and the rear bench is high up and has the tufted and buttons for the seat and back.  Meanwhile, the flooring is wood and shows some damage and is in need of restoration.  The metal dash shows some surface rust and a simple 1 instrument  and key and ignition lever panel next to the steering column.  This is a three pedal drive system so one will need to know what they are doing to drive this car.  We are the framing inside of the roof is in good condition.  Wood boxes are the foundation for the seats front and rear.  

Drivetrain
Under the cowled hood  is a very aged 177ci I-4 cylinder engine with heavy surface rust.  It appears that the front end of the engine, (water pump, fan belt and drive), has been installed as new recently.  The engine has a 1-barrel carburetor, and a 2-speed planetary transmission with a 3.63 rear axle propels the car forward. 

Undercarriage
Some surface rust is on fenders and various drive parts and we note this particular Model T body has been installed on a 1920 Ford truck frame.  The running boards are in fine condition and the floorpan is not rusted.  Some surface rust is noted on the running board hangers and framing, but all unremarkable.  Mechanical drum brakes are on the rear of the car only.  Transverse leaf springs are on front and back.

A very early example of the Ford Model T Tourer so you can take your friends out for a ride as well.  Will need some TLC, but it's all there with little to no rust pan the body which is a testament to this vehicle.

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