What a nice car! I hope it has survived in that form but it seems unlikely, since 50's and 60's cars usually evolved with the latest trends. Does anyone know?
I remember this car as a kid. Note the Long Beach Model T Club sticker on the windshield. There were a few 1923-25 T Coupes running around the Long Beach/LA area that looked similar with fully stock bodies and fenders. One had a V8-60 in it, that one may have been owned by "Joe Mac" of Ford Parts Obsolete in Long Beach. The Enyeart family was well known the Model T circles. Orville, the father, fabricated some really neat hot rod and Model T speed parts back in the 1970s and 1980s.
Look up Joe Cruces "Tall-T "saw that many times at the GNRS at the Exposition bidg. in Oakland. also in small mags.
Hard to determine the front axle, but is does not look dropped! The "T" did not have deep crown fenders so you could not hide the tops of your tires. And they look OK with that. Maybe '37 to '39? Yeh, Joe Cruce built a pretty one. If my memory serves, had a pretty wife to ride with. Are they still around?
Always liked the tall T coupes, had one when I was in my teens but never did anything with it, now 50 years later I was tempted to buy one that was on Craigslist near me but good sense took over. Would like to have one and put a 4.3 V6 in it so I wouldn't loose the foot room since they are small anyway. Only thing I would change on the look is 16" wires, hard to beat the factory look. Maybe if I ever get my Model A coupe done......
Ehrl's brother, Oville, built the overdrive for my T speedster. Whittled his own aluminum rods for his T. He was a hell of a machinist. Talented family.
What the hell kind of tires are those? The "tread" pattern is crazy! Love the car, surprised that engine fit under the hood. T's are underrated and still relatively cheap, this one is great.
always wanted a tall T, i even thought about making it taller using pieces guys cut out when they chopped theirs. crazy?
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