Art & Inspiration Model T sleigh

I try to make a new piece of Christmas yard art every year for my wife. This year I had an opportunity to make something really unique. An older man I knew since I was a kid passed away and left a bunch of old Model T parts in a storage building. His widow asked me to help clean out the shed. I could not believe how much junk he had collected. These parts looked like they were left over from a build.
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I couldn’t throw the stuff in the trash so I gave most of it away but I kept a few pieces because I had an idea! Below you will see my Model T sleigh. I used front & rear fenders plus the seat and seat frame. The parts (I have been told) are from a 1926 Model T.
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Emptying out the shed.

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Pile-o-parts!

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Construction begins.


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Runners were some old Ford ? trailing arms.



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No floorboard.

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Front yard debut!




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Merry Christmas!
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Bart

 

I want one. It's awesome

 

THAT is pretty stinkin cool!!! Very resourceful and looks great!


Ummm... was there a decent 26-27 closed car windshield frame in that shed by chance? If so, please PM me.

 

You sir, have the imagination of a four year old!
That is so cool.

 

Way cool. The trailing arms look like late 60's chevy.

 

How cool is that? Great job. Have a wonderful holiday season. God bless our troops overseas.
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Like I told the kid, "Your music's not too loud, it just sucks and so does OKC!"

 

Haha, that's awesome. Bart, you rule.

 

Very Cool!

 

Great idea, that came out amazing. I think if I put that on my front lawn it would get stolen for the scrap value.


CBB

 

That's awesome man.

Doc.

 

Now thats my kind of christmas yard decoration. Very cool!

 

best christmas decoration i ever saw!

 

That is very cool. Love it. Merry christmas and god bless
Gasser Girl

 

Thanks everyone for the compliments.
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Yea, I have a great wife, she was so excited about this project.
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Every time I look at it I can&#8217;t believe I have a pile of rusty metal in the front yard with the wife&#8217;s approval!!
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Not car related but here is what I made her last year.
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Bart

 

Hehe, that is creative.... but where are the snow?

 

I like the gingerbread family but your sleigh is the most immaginative and well executed piece of art I have seen here on the HAMB. Great Job!

 

Aw geez, I ve been looking for those fenders for 10 years.

 

Sorry dude, they were in the HAMB classifieds and the Ford Barn for months...for FREE.

Bart

 

With that kind of statement I think I will post it on the Friday Art Show.

Thanks,
Bart

 

That's the coolest damn sleigh I've ever seen!!! Merry Christmas Giz'

 

That is awesome Bart! Great way to recycle.

 

THAT IS AWESOME!!! MY dad just passed away in Nov.and I have been hauling about 6 loads of 1926 T parts home to my house ,this is the first time I smiled in a month when I saw your truck!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS JOE

 

I dig that!

 

very cool sleigh... now all you need is snow and a horse to pull it....

 

Check this guy out....how friken slick is that?!
way cool man..really had a vision for what to make out of that old iron..nice job

 

I would have that in my yard every christmas season and just keep adding to it every yr

 

That's cool looking! For the other 11 month's of the year it needs a Curved Dash style chasis under it so you can putt around car shows in it.

 

Very cool and resourceful!

 

Way cool. Got to find a way to power it so you can drive it.

 

WHOA...T Parts????....FREE????....in the HAMB Classifieds????....for months!!!!????

How the hell did I miss that?