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  1. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    I was telling the girls at work, when I was a teenage a bunch of the guys in our little group decided to roller paint one of their cars lime green

    You've got a good memory! Most Model T's were black.:rofl2::rofl2:
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    "You can have any color as long as it's black."

    Hey Cat, you should be able to answer this--is it true Henry Ford traded his hydraulic brake patents to the Dodge Brothers for their paint formulas?
     
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    Actually the first 1909 and some other Model T's came in red. Later most were black simply because they used a primitive painting method and black seemed to dry faster.

    As for the brakes, I do know my 1939 Ford was the first year for hydraulic brakes. Dodge may have had hydraulic brakes earlier.
    Around Aug 13th is "car week" on TV. Stories about many new inventors and the evolution of cars. Maybe we'll get some answers then.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    If I had TV....
     
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    Back in the olden days we just walked down town and looked in the TV shop windows.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    "I'd buy that for a dollar!"
     
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    More bang for your buck!
     
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    I love this banter...you guys are great!


    I mean...:nohijacking:
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    :bs:What do you know? You're a looser!:rofl2:
     
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    BUGGER!
     
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    I'm bored. So picking on someone smaller and younger far away is entertaining!
     
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    So this is for your entertainment?
     
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