1924 Ford Model T Tourer

Registration No: SV 5640
Chassis No: 8122822
MOT: Exempt

• Desirable specification including Ruckstell 2-speed rear axle, Rocky Mountain brakes, 12-volt electrics and demountable rims
• Imported into the UK in 1991 and subsequently restored by a Model T specialist for his own use
• Presents as a gently patinated, older restoration

Launched in 1908, the Model T became the world’s first mass-produced motorcar five years later when Henry Ford integrated moving assembly lines into his factories. Powered by a 2.9 litre four-cylinder sidevalve engine allied to epicyclic transmission, it could be had with a wide variety of open and closed bodywork. Top speed was limited to around 45mph depending upon bodywork, whiles brakes operated on both the transmission and the rear wheels. With a 100 inch wheelbase, 10 inches of ground clearance and transverse leaf-sprung suspension, the T was perfectly adapted to unmade roads.

Resident in America for the first sixty-seven years of its life, chassis 8122822 has been UK road registered since July 1^st 1991. Previously owned by a Model T Specialist who restored it for his own use, the three-door Tourer boasts such niceties as a distributor conversion, hi-torque starter motor, Ruckstell Two-Speed back axle, 12-volt electrics, demountable rim wheels and Rocky Mountain brakes. More usable on today’s roads than many of its less well-specified brethren, the Ford presents as a nicely patinated older restoration. Indeed, such is its appeal that the vendor is the very same Model T specialist who refurbished it many moons ago. The foundation of the Blue Oval’s success, the Tin Lizzie remains a remarkable achievement.

For more information, please contact:
Luke Hipkiss
luke.hipkiss@handh.co.uk
07886398226