Description
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
9th October, 2024 13:00
1925 Ford Model T Pick-Up Tourer
Estimate
£11, 000 - £13, 000
Registration No: 2301 DU
Chassis No: 11661473
MOT: Exempt
• Fitted with a Tourer Pick-Up body with wine barrel
• Long-term resident of the United Kingdom having been imported into the country in 1977
• Running and driving very well during the recent photography session
• Offered from a small private collection with several Model Ts
Launched in 1908, the T's chassis and mechanical components were made from exceptionally durable, high-grade vanadium steel. The Ford also featured a compact 2890cc, side-valve, four-cylinder engine that pioneered the use of a detachable cylinder head. Mounted in unit with the clutch and two-speed epicyclic gearbox assembly, it developed some 23hp at a leisurely 1, 600rpm and 80lbft of torque. Top speed was limited to around 45mph depending upon bodywork, whilst brakes operated on both the transmission and rear wheels. With the introduction of a moving assembly line in 1913, Henry Ford famously turned his Model T into the world's first mass-made car. A year later, Model Ts represented 56% of all automobiles manufactured in the USA. However, it was not just the sheer volume of Model Ts rolling off the production line that motorised America, it was the inherent quality of the design.
Chassis number ‘11661473’ was manufactured in May 1925 and is believed to have been supplied new to the United States of America. A long-term resident of the United Kingdom however, the Model T was imported onto British shores in 1977 and was road registered as ‘2301 DU’. Finished in Maroon paintwork with Black wings, the Ford has a complementary Black interior and a Black hood. ‘2301 DU’ is sporting combined Tourer and Pick-Up coachwork, and was purchased by the vendor into his small private collection, which includes several Model Ts, and since the purchase the Ford has received the addition of the wine barrel and has been used on local runs and trips. Starting readily and both running and driving well during the recent photography session, the Ford is supplied with a current V5C document.
