Vehicle Description
1925 Ford Model T Speedster
The Model T came in many configurations including a sedan,
sportster, four door, pickup truck and whatever else Henry could
build you upon your request. The early days of the blue oval were
interesting, with Henry holding on tight to the corporate reigns
and squeezing as much out of that Model T design chassis as he
could. Legend has it that he took his potential executives out for
dinner on the interview process. If you got your food, and you
salted it prior to tasting it, you were not to be hired, as it
shows you may have a propensity to make decisions without checking
all the facts first!
For consignment, a Model T Speedster in racing manifestation. Don
your leather helmet, goggles and pick your "mechanic" to sit beside
you and go like a bat out of hell. All looking good, and running
like a winner, this example from 1925 is certainly an interesting
Ford that not many will have at your local shows or racetrack.
Exterior
Go speed racer, go speed racer, go speed racer...go! With its
original Model T cowled hood open side engine front and grille, all
strapped in to keep it close at high speed, these old steel panels
are bathed in red. A black radiator complete with a painted number
2 is flanked by vintage B&J headlights. Hanging off the sides
of this lowered racing chassis are curved black fenders that are
held together with a running board. The remainder of the car goes
by the KISS (keep it simple stupid) mantra with open cockpit, and
flat rear deck housing the open fuel tank and a tool box for the
inevitable wrenching that would take place during a heated
competition. All steel spoked recently restored rims now have new
tubes and tires (26 inch and 27 inch respectively) and are painted
a body matching red.
Interior
Within the open cockpit sit 2 bomber style buckets in black vinyl.
A long column steering wheel just rearward toward the seats and has
an original steering wheel with the throttle and timing advance. A
simple dash shows your volt meter, and has the ignition key,
although this car is started via a flopper button. The Model T
3-pedal setup, brake on right, reverse gear in center, and 2-speed
shifter pedal on the left is the go mode setup, and will take a bit
to get accustomed to. Some original lanterns hang from either side
of the dash and a central bigger lantern is on top. Ford marketed
the 3-pedal setup as very easy for the ladies to drive, proving
that all women are definitely smarter than any man because it was
far from its purported intentions!
Drivetrain
Donning a "Fronty" (Frontenac head) this Chevrolet Brothers
endeavor was adapted for the Ford and put on top of their
performance engines. This included a single intake port and 3
exhaust ports for crossflow design. It would boost power up to as
much as 12 additional HP, and when you are talking about a top HP
of 25 this was significant. A 4-cylinder aluminum piston engine
with straight pipe exhaust, presents under the cowl with a single
side draft carb, and a flywheel with no magnets all offer up less
weight, and more speed.
Undercarriage
This car has been lowered with drum brakes all around and is rust
free and fully restored.
Drive-Ability
The consigner states the car runs great and works as needed with
power to go faster than you may want. It runs like a champ.
A piece of history for the blue oval, racing format model T,
Frontenac head, and aluminum pistons, and fully restored steel
spoked wheels with new rubber (including the spare). Go ahead make
your day! Boogitty boogitty boogitty, let's go racin'...
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.