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Bonhams : Den Hartogh Sale
Ford Museum
Hillegom
Netherlands
June 2018
Estimated : € 25.000 - 35.000
Sold for € 34.500
For serious collectors, the Coupelet has long been one of the rare and elusive Fords. Ford was building a huge number of cars in this period, but few of them were Coupelets. They are one of the anomalies in Ford production as they were a bit too expensive and complex to be successful models, and their scarcity and charm has made them great for ford collectors.
Developed as an all-weather convertible coupe, it offered fully open driving but transformed into a fully sealed coupe with glass side windows. This was an uncommon style and was unheard of for a car at this price range. The transformation was a bit cumbersome and the complexity added considerably to the selling price. However, the complexity did make for a fine and distinctive looking car. No other Ford of this period resembles the Coupelet and it is immediately recognizable as a special Ford.
This fine example of an original 1915 Coupelet appears to have been the subject to a good restoration some time ago. The car has held up well and has primarily been displayed since that time. The restoration is accurate with some liberties taken in the decision to leave some of the bodywork bright wood instead of black. Besides this aesthetic choice, it appears to be a fine example of a very rare early Ford model.
The car shown in the museum is probably the best proof of the Ford T “universality”: it could be really ordered with those optional and specifications more useful for buyers.
This is certainly one of the first example of a car that could be driven safely on the snow, by replacing, in a few minutes and by a few tools, the front wheels with two practical skis. During the Model “T” 19 years of production, not less than 5.000 different kinds of optional were offered: from the ones for the engine (several types of ignition and carburettors) to the ones for the other mechanical parts (more or less comfortable suspensions, radiator leather or fabric cover) to the ones for the passenger’s comfort (different interior materials, several heating systems).
2.890 cc
4 in-line
22 bhp @ 1.600 rpm
Vmax : 60 km/h
15.007.033 ex.
Museo Nicolis
Villafranca di Verona
Italy - Italia
February 2019
2.890 cc
4 in-line
20 PS
Vmax : 65 km/h
Carl Benz Museum
Ilvesheimer Straße 26
68526 Ladenburg
Germany - Deutschland
September 2019
This Model-T Coupé rolled off the assembly line at the Highland Park factory Michigan in 1927, the 19th and final year of Model-T production. Originally painted in black (yes it really was and not the Henry Ford cliché) it somehow during intervening years became green...
Seen at the Henry Ford Museum at Dearborn Michigan in 1996.
I think Ford are up to around 350,000,000 vehicles at the moment including the 25 or so i've owned..
Moncton, New Brunswick - July 14, 2007 : 1922 Ford Model T on display in Centennial Park during 2007 Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza.
Camera: Olympus E500 & Zukko 14-45 lens
ISO 100, 17mm, f/5.0, 1/80
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - July 11, 2015 : 1917 Ford Model T in Centennial Park during 2015 Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza.
Camera: Nikon D7100 & Nikkor 18-105mm lens
ISO 200, 18mm, F/16, 1/60
The RB is a huge 103 year old perfectly functional antique - and a sophisticated high speed (1/10 - 1/1000 sec shutter) reflex camera with moving mirror.
It winds up like a grandfather clock and smells of wood, leather and the odour of an entire century.... also it will never ever need a battery.........
Ilford FP4 at 200asa Ilford DDX developer.
GISELE BÜNDCHEN modelt für Colcci während der Fashion Week in Sao Paulo - NO ITALY/NO SPAIN Sao Paulo, Jan 30th 2011 GISELE BUNDCHEN works the runway at Colcci's Fall/Winter 2011/2011 show at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil. PGpg68
Whole libraries have been written about this model. Some call the Ford Model T, also known as the T-Ford, the car of the 20th century.
Between 1908 and 1927 Ford built fifteen million T-Fords, thanks to it being the first car in the world to be manufactured on an assembly line. Manufacturer Henry Ford said the Model T was available “in any colour, as long as it is black”. That was on account of the time paint took to dry: black dried fastest and that meant a reduction in production time and costs. The car was affectionately known as Tin Lizzie.
This Model T Touring Car with its tufted upholstery is an early model fitted with brass radiator and lamps. The T is equipped with a number of extras offered in period, such as special suspension and brakes. An extra lever operates a kind of off-road two-speed rear axle, which essentially adds high and low gearing to the existing two-speed gearbox, to provide four forward gears and one reverse.
Louwman Museum
Den Haag - The Hague
Nederland - Netherlands
January 2022
The car shown in the museum is probably the best proof of the Ford T “universality”: it could be really ordered with those optional and specifications more useful for buyers.
This is certainly one of the first example of a car that could be driven safely on the snow, by replacing, in a few minutes and by a few tools, the front wheels with two practical skis. During the Model “T” 19 years of production, not less than 5.000 different kinds of optional were offered: from the ones for the engine (several types of ignition and carburettors) to the ones for the other mechanical parts (more or less comfortable suspensions, radiator leather or fabric cover) to the ones for the passenger’s comfort (different interior materials, several heating systems).
2.890 cc
4 in-line
22 bhp @ 1.600 rpm
Vmax : 60 km/h
15.007.033 ex.
Museo Nicolis
Villafranca di Verona
Italy - Italia
February 2019
Must have been taken in Detroit when Grandpa worked for Edward Gray at the Highland Plant Model T plant, by the age of my uncles. Elmer LeSuer and Virginia LeSuer (the baby) in the car. Elmer Sr. and Emma Wise LeSuer, parents of Elmer Jr. and Virginia.
My grandfather, Elmer LeSuer, worked for Edward Gray at Riverside Engine Company in Oil City, PA. Gray sold some power plants to Henry Ford in the mid-1900s. Ford decided to hire Gray as his chief engineer at Highland Park. Edward Gray would design the layout and Albert Kahn built the 'Crystal Palace' around those plans. Grandpa came to Detroit in 1910 and stayed working with Edward Gray even after he left Ford and the two of them worked on projects for the Connors Creek Detroit Edison plant. Grandpa left and went back to Pennsylvania in 1919 but then returned in 1937 when Edward Gray called him back to work on some new projects with him and Gar Wood, the famous speed boat builder and racer, at their private office at Grayhaven in Detroit. Grandpa's last project was working on landing craft for the invasion of Japan- which of course were never needed. He died early in 1945.
A note on the back of the photo mentions grandma saying "Our first car- what a thrill!"
UPDATE- Recently I've discovered this photo was taken in Highland Park. The note on the back will be shown below. Funny that grandma pointed out that their first car was a Ford in that grandpa had been working for Henry Ford's Chief Engineer for some 8 years (over four while Edward Gray worked for Henry Ford).
The date was April 25, 1925 and on that date the Ford Motor Company introduced their first factory produced pickup truck. This new model was officially called the Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body. And Ford priced this new truck at $281.00 F.O.B. Detroit.
Engine : Jaguar V12
Haynes International Motor Museum
Sparkford
Yeovil - Somerset
England - United kingdom
November 2018
Seen at the 2007 Glockner Chevrolet Car Show in Portsmouth, Ohio You can see the same car with the top up in a comment. I shot that pic at the same show in 2006.
Bonhams : Den Hartogh Sale
Ford Museum
Hillegom
Netherlands
June 2018
Estimated : € 15.000 - 25.000
Sold for € 69.000
This exquisitely restored landaulette is a fine example of a coach-built Model T from the early brass period. The subject of a painstaking restoration to a high standard, it is a sight to behold. Wonderful woodwork, upholstery and brass work are all done with high skill and craftsmanship.
During the brass era, Ford offered chassis on a limited basis for those seeking to have their car fitted with custom coachwork. The coachwork would have exceeded the cost of the chassis many times, but a handful of custom bodied Fords were built. These were quite different from anything the factory built at this time and represent a Ford with coachwork by an outside builder.
The formal coachwork is attractive and well-proportioned for the diminutive Ford chassis. The body has beautiful lines and fine details. The folding passenger compartment has handsome landau irons supporting the top mechanism. The passenger area is exquisitely upholstered in broadcloth with brocade accents. The chauffeurs seat is fine diamond tufted leather work.
Due to the high degree of restoration, it is difficult to say with certainty how original it is, and in a way, it doesn't matter as it is so well executed. It is certainly a striking and high-quality piece and one that would make a strong impression wherever it was driven.