Any Old Car Gurus Here

[TARNATION !!!]

Can anyone correctly identify the two vehicles in these pics. Not a contest. I don't know the answer. I am going to an auction in September that has plenty of this vintage on the block. Most are projects for the not faint of heart. But, if I found either one of these makes/years, I would likely get myself into that bottomless money pit of old iron that you can't shoot just because of family history. The young boy has passed a few years back at almost 93. His sister, the baby in the pic, is still going. I think she will make it close to 100. Going strong and independent at 92 in her own home. Anyway, anybody know the vehicles?? Cheers, Jack

[Bill Murphy]

Looks like the '26 T Tudor that I am looking at a picture of. However, many early cars look similar. From what I understand, Model Ts are a bit soft and have been for years.

[Southpaw]

That looks like a Ford Model A but hard to tell. Go to google and type it in and you will see a ton of pictures of them. Henry Ford: Customers can have any color vehicle they want, as long as its black. But even that is wrong.

Actually stand corrected, I think Bill could be right. It looks more like a Model T with that rear window that is round and wooden spoked wheels. But it is hard to tell.

My grandfather had an old Model T and still have parts of the tool kit like wrenches and and a ball pen hammer from it.

BTw that car in second picture on right edge looks like the back end of Ford Model A Coupe as well.

[charlie cleveland]

think bill hit it right a model t.....charlie

[TARNATION !!!]

Well this one is part of the auction. No round rear window though and wire wheels

[Dean Romig]

That one looks like pre-1925. When did Ford start wire spoke wheels?

The one in the right background of the second picture looks like some sort of cabriolet...

Pictures were taken at a railway station... there's "CANADIAN" painted on a railway car or engine in the left background of the second picture.





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[Southpaw]

I don't know but think some model years may have oval windows and then or an arch or oval casing at the top. That might not be a qualifier and picture might not show the window correctly. Hard to say. I do know that wood spoked wheels were an option for base models and they even had metal spoked wheels as more expensive option since they were less prone to warping. Just remember seeing an old marketing piece saying get the wire spoked wheels for a more refined ride. I think they made wire spoked wheels pretty early though.

Will have to admit no expert on old cars just got exposed to it at very young age since a childhood friend of mines dad used to work on these cars as hobby. I think the Model A replaced Model T so not certain. I also think the parts could be interchangeable. Someone might of had some wooden spoke wheels from a Model T and put them on a Model A. They were pretty savvy back then about adaptive reuse of things.

[Dean Romig]

I think that oval or oblong window might be the back glass rather than a side glass.





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[Southpaw]

I agree its the rear window but have never seen one that small and mostly the oval shape was for soft tops and not the hard tops. Did see a picture of Model T that had an oval rear window but it was much larger and the door further back. Anyway cool old pictures but definitely whether a Model A or T it is a 1920's era vehicle.

[Bill Murphy]

The '26 I am looking at in a picture has a rectangular back window. I don't know what the round window signifies in Jack's picture. I still think it's a T, but the year is in question. I found some T Models on the internet that are priced more reasonably than others. Jack should have no trouble finding one.