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Although the
Model T made great technical strides with its cast en bloc engine and removable
cylinder head, thermosyphon cooling and transverse leaf rear suspension, other
T hallmarks were already in use on its predecessors, the Models N, R and S:
bevel-topped radiator with tall neck, foot-operated planetary transmission, and
“backwards dish” steering wheel with column-mounted spark and throttle
controls. True, the cylinders were cast in pairs and cooled by a complicated
water pump embedded in the bottom of the radiator, and rear suspension was by
longitudinal full-elliptic springs, but a pattern of Ford engineering was
emerging. It would be the Model T’s vanadium steel, the work of Childe Harold
Wills, that made the T so tough, differentiating it from its four-cylinder
forebears.
This Model R Ford, which differs from the
Model N only in its running boards and mechanical lubrication system, is an
older restoration that presents very well. Painted in Brewster Green, it has
cream colored wood spoke wheels and chassis. Body contours and paint are very
good, and the brass is nicely buffed. The seats are black buttoned leather, all
in good condition, the floor is fit with a black rubber mat. The only
instrumentation is a brass Jones speedometer. It has brass Gray & Davis
sidelamps, while the taillight is E&J.
Formerly in the Winthrop Rockefeller
collection, it was acquired by Mr. Pond in 2007. Excellent for Brass and Gas
tours, it’s also the perfect vehicle in which to run about town.
Fonte: https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ca14/auction/lots/r0162-1908-ford-model-r-runabout?fbclid=IwAR2gg6MsmA-hwDadnRy6hwqGiYPtwDMmY-p3eYQjF4sBzvwNjNH6YXu1ESk
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