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Windshields in the 1915 Model-t
The windshield on the 1915 Model-Ts stood upright
and is supported by the side lights. The frame is black-painted aluminum on early 1915s and steel on later 1915s.
The top windshield can be folded back and then down.
Tread Rear Tires First
Appear in 1915
Ford started using the new no-skid tires in 1915, but to save money, all branches were to use
up the smooth tires first. Many folks buying a new model-t in 1915 early in the year still got the smooth tires.
Brass obsolete on Model-t by 1915
All the good old stuff like brass radiators, oil lamps, hand cranks, and bulb horns, were replaced or not added
at all by 1915. Buyers of model-t cars today prefer to buy one manufactured prior to 1915 and the above reason is why.
"What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark." - Henry Ford
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Body varied on all early model-t cars
Ford had several suppliers of body panels and each supplier had
different ways of making those panels. Therefore, owners of two Model-Ts of the same year might pass each
other on the road and notice something different about the other car.
This was a problem for Ford so he just discontinued noting body numbers
in production beginning in May 1915. The serial number found on Model-Ts after the Spring of 1915 refer only to the
engine, not the body.
Louvers added to the hood
of the 1915
By 1915, the horn was mounted inside the hood near the firewall and
inside the steering column. Without the louvers, you could honk all you want but no one would hear it. Also of
interest, the 1915 hood was made of aluminum It wasn't until 1916 that the hoods were made of steel.
1915 Fenders Curve to Follow Wheel
The 1915 Model-t has the rare distinction of having two slightly variant designs
-- early ones were the same as the 1914 cars, the later 1915s had a different clamp style. The 1915 front fenders
were not crowned. Crowned fenders didn't show until 1917.
Just a note here: other names for the model-t were Tin Lizzie and Flivver.
We named our business after the Tin Lizzie and came up with Vintage Tins of the Ozarks.
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