LOT 320

Sold to the benefit Heritage Museums & Gardens 1922 Ford Model T Coupe Engine no. 1046615

Sold for US$6,160 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 320

Sold to the benefit Heritage Museums & Gardens
1922 Ford Model T Coupe

Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia Auction|11 October 2020, 13:00 EDT|Philadelphia, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Sold to the benefit Heritage Museums & Gardens
1922 Ford Model T Coupe
Engine no. 1046615

177ci flathead inline 4-cylinder engine
Single updraft carburetor
22.5bhp at 1,600rpm
2-speed planetary manual transmission
Transverse leaf springs and solid axles front and rear
Rear-wheel mechanical drum brakes

*Largely original 'timewarp' example
*Former long-term enthusiast ownership
*Recently recommissioned

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

For years, the Model T Ford has been the backbone of car collecting. The perennial popularity in the T since it came has bred a vast number of collectors who have collectively ensured their survival. Reference books, experienced mechanics, junk yards full of parts, and even newly manufactured reproduction parts and supplies have always been available to support the population of Model Ts in various stages of restoration and preservation.

In 1922, some 198,382 of these $595 two door Coupes were built, a staggering number which confirms both their popularity then and now. This rather charming Model T Coupe is presented in ostensibly unmolested and timewarp condition clearly having been carefully and sympathetically preserved in its near century of existence. Of particular appeal is its interior which for the most part appears to show original finishes from its door panels and headliner, to carpet base of the seats, and original floorboards. The exterior paintwork shows some cracking and loss in places, while the roof covering and leather windshield peak appear also to be original.

Resting alongside its Canadian built Touring counterpart for many years, the Coupe sports non-period badging/stickers drawing attention potentially to period use as a conveyance for Clergy (the last owner/donor of the cars to Heritage was an Episcopal Minster who attached the Clergy badging) , albeit more likely to have been a conveyance for a Doctor! It is presented for sale following long term ownership in the custody of a Massachusetts collector.

The T is being sold to benefit Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts, a renowned institution in housing the collection of Josiah K. Lilly III. Following a more recent period without use, the car has been recommissioned/checked over and made to run with work including cleaning out of fuel lines, rebuilding carburetor, replacement of starter, starter switch and battery, replacement of 2 coils, fluids replaced, and the brakes checked. It is reported to be running well and in addition has been cleaned sympathetically.

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