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1926 Ford Model T Touring, Excellent Condition, Many New Components, Clear Title on 2040-cars

US $14,750.00
Year:1926 Mileage:0
Location:

Burlington, Illinois, United States

Burlington, Illinois, United States
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1926 Ford Model T Touring car, runs and looks great.  Everything is functional that should be, to include:

  • Runs very well on both battery and magneto
  • Generator charges at approx. 7-8 amps when running according to the working ammeter
  • Foot starter button easily engages the 6-volt starter, but also starts with hand crank in front
  • Low/high forward speeds and reverse work as they should
  • Convertible top folds up and down and can be done by one person ( it is called a 'one man top' but one woman can do it as well).
  • Radiator cools nicely, and uses no water pump (only Henry Ford's preferred 'thermosiphoning' at work)
  • Fully inflated and functional spare tire with reconditioned split rim
  • All tires are relatively fresh (one is brand new), with no age cracks.  The spare has slight age cracks, but is a very solid tire with lots of tread left
  • Have run the car up to 42 mph, as measured by GPS.  It cruises nicely in high gear at approx. 35 mph, but will certainly go faster.
Clear title in my name (I have yet to receive it from Sec. of State, but am expecting it to arrive in the mail momentarily).  Many new or nearly new components, to include:

New radiator with new dog bone and motometer - high version
New top and top irons
New or nearly new tires and tubes
New upholstery and door/kick panels
Reconditioned coils
New lighting wiring harness and timer to coil wiring harness

Items of 'interest,' problems or issues:

Radiator shell: the car comes with two 1926 all-brass radiator shells (see photos), and as the photos show, the car currently sports a gloss black radiator shell.  I had intended to nickel plate one of them, and simply paint the other black so that the car could be driven while the work was done on the plating.  I chose the rougher unit as the one to plate, since the plating company was going to do the brazing repairs, dent repairs and polishing prior to the plating, and I thought that the better condition shell would look better painted in the interim.  The plating company originally promised me to have the radiator shell done in 'six to eight weeks.'  Wow, I thought at the time, that's really a long time to wait, but I agreed to this turnaround time.  When 6 weeks had elapsed, I went back to the plating company to see how things were coming, and they told me that they had only just removed the old nickel plating, and had yet to do any of the repairs. "It'll be another month, maybe more, and it will cost you more than we originally quoted you."  That, and other local plating companies are two months or more lead time as well to effect this work.   I asked them to just give me my unfinished radiator shell back at that time.  It is still in need of plating, but some work has been done on it.  If the ultimate buyer wants to return the car's appearance to original, then this shell needs nickel plating and perhaps a plating company near you can complete this task in a more timely manner than any plating companies here in the Chicagoland area.  I would sincerely hope so.

Paint: the paint job on the car is OK, and does not really detract from the general appearance, but it has imperfections here and there.

Oil leaks.  Virtually all Model T's leak oil, and especially around the 'hogshead' in spots, but this is all part of the fun of owning a Model T. 

NOT INCLUDED: photos show this Model T equipped with an antique bulb horn (not included with sale), an accordian-style running board luggage rack (not included with sale) and an antique piece of leather luggage (also not included with sale).  These three items will be removed prior to buyer taking possession of the car. 

PayPal deposit of $500 required within 48 hours of eBay purchase, balance due within 7 days of purchase date via certified funds.  Shipping at buyer's expense, but seller can provide shipping quote and assist loading.  Car will be released for shipping only after all funds have cleared sellers' bank, perhaps 7 to 10 business days or longer.   If it appears that the initial successful buyer does not intend to live up to the terms of this posting for any reason whatsoever, seller reserves the right to cancel the transaction and relist the car at any point after the listing has ended, and block the recalcitrant buyer going forward.  


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Ford's cars being held up in Chinese ports in trade tensions with U.S.

Wed, May 9 2018

BEIJING — Ford Motor Co's imported vehicles are being held up at Chinese ports, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, underscoring how U.S. goods are facing increased customs scrutiny in China amid a tense trade standoff. The three people said Ford and Lincoln vehicles were facing unusual delays at customs, with officials asking for extra technical checks. Two of the people said U.S.-made models of some German carmakers, mainly SUVs, being brought into China, were also affected. Ford was being asked to do extra checks on emission components, said a China-based Ford executive familiar with the matter, asking not be named because of the sensitivity of the issue. China's customs agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The holdups add to a growing list of American products facing issues at China's borders, as officials try to avert a full-blown trade war. Some trade experts said they believe Beijing is sending a defiant warning to Washington in response to sweeping U.S. trade demands made on China last week. Reuters reported Tuesday that China had ramped up inspections of pork shipped from the United States, after the country's customs agency said it would step up quarantine checks on American apples and logs. The second person, a China-based industry official with knowledge of the matter, said the delays for Ford — as well as some U.S.-made cars from BMW and Mercedes-Benz — had been going on for the last two weeks. "Customs pretends there are technical non-conformities of some nature that won't allow them to clear these U.S.-made cars through customs, but the U.S.-China trade frictions must be the background to this," he said. "Although no one will officially admit it." Responding to a request for comment from Reuters, a BMW spokesman said that "U.S.-made BMW cars have not been delayed at the ports as of last week and before." A Daimler spokeswoman said it was "monitoring the situation closely" regarding ongoing trade talks between China and the United States, but that she could not speculate further on other matters. The third person said the Ford issue, which had been noted by the United States government, and other holdups facing American goods, were clearly related to the trade dispute. A Ford spokeswoman in Shanghai when asked about the matter said: "We are closely monitoring our situation at the port." She declined to comment further.

2014 Ford Fusion to get 1.5L EcoBoost three-cylinder?

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Just one year after launching the all-new 2013 Fusion, Ford is reportedly set to alter the sedan's powertrain lineup with the addition of a new 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. A member of Blue Oval Forums apparently got their hands on the ordering guide for the 2014 model year Fusion, and this 1.5-liter mill is set to be introduced with late availability.
This lines up with other news about the Chinese-market Mondeo being offered with a new 1.5-liter EcoBoost - a derivative of the 1.0-liter triple that will come to North America under the hood of the Fiesta (note: the 1.0 is also offered in the current Euro-spec Mondeo). In the Chinese application, the larger three-pot engine produces 177 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque, which is very close to the current 1.6-liter inline-four's output numbers of 178 hp and 184 lb-ft.
What's interesting, however, is that the 1.6-liter engine will reportedly still be offered in the Fusion, but only with the six-speed manual transmission. The smaller 1.5-liter EcoBoost will only be mated to a six-speed SelectShift automatic, and will feature start/stop. This means that while the 1.5 is slightly down on power compared to the 1.6, it could easily improve fuel economy numbers, allowing the Fusion to regain the title of having the best mileage in the segment, likely besting the 38 miles per gallon of the Nissan Altima. Currently, the Fusion 1.6 is rated at 23 mpg city and 36 mpg highway.

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