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This
page is a work in progress as we are still tracing back
the owners of the original car parts. It is doubly
difficult in that the chassis came from one source and
the body came from yet another.
Frame:
Purchased Jul-16-06 through Ebay $5500.00 From Marvin S. Smith,
643 Alexandra Hwy
,
Alexandria
TN
37012
.
Described
on Ebay as:
"This
1922 truck is well on the way to restoration. The
truck was running when I bought it last year and I
have been working on the cosmetics since.
The truck has obviously lived indoors most of its
life is not rusted out. I can provide a notarized
bill of sale, there is no title."
The
body was a wooden pick up as was the cab. It was so
amateurishly done that I decided to discard it and
replace it with a touring style body.
Marvin
indicated he purchased the truck the year before but had
no time to continue the restoration. He brought the
truck to me on his trailer from
Tennessee
.
Engine:
(VIN # 9779026)
After checking the VIN number it turned out that the
engine was produced in April of 1924. In fact 191,999
engines were produced in April of that year. So this was
a 1924 Ford.
The
engine and transmission were crated and all its
components were sent on to Synder’s
Antique Auto Parts,
12925 Woodworth Road
, New Springfield, Ohio 4443, for a complete overhaul
and rebuild as new on 11/ 9/ 2006. The cost including
shipping was $6015.50
Body:
(Completed and
delivered February 22, 2006)
Purchase from Jerry Sweet, Sweet Body Shop,
2000 State Street
,
Ely
,
Iowa
5227. This included two rear fenders.
The touring body was all original wood except for the
top tack rails which were replaced due to rot and the
floor boards. The price of the body was $3600.00
The original windshield was replaced with safety glass
for $100.
Extras required included: All new seat springs $250.00.
New upholstery, kick panels, top and floor mats which were
fitted and installed by Jon Sweet, Jerry's wife at a
cost of $875.00 for material and $800.00 labor.
In addition the labor to restore the top irons, install
new wood and repaint the body was another $650.00.
I also purchase an original restored set of rear fenders
for $300.00 and a set
of lamp brackets $40.00 for kersone side lamps I
acquired on Ebay.
The
total cost was $6,615.00 with a delivery price of
$850.00 from Ely, Iowa to New Jersey..
Jerry Sweet purchased the touring body from the estate
of Mel Alexander of 2525 N. 88th St.
,
Omaha
,
Nebraska
68134.
(402-391-3410) Mel
died 09 Sep 2003,
He was a very active collector and restorer until
his death. Mel conducted annual swap meets for Model Ts
in the
Nebraska
area. The Alexander
Memorial Swap Meet, is a fall swap meet held near
Manley the first Sunday of October.
Mel was a member of the Centennial Model T Club
Omaha/Council Bluffs NE.
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