Requesting help--ordinary 1919 into the 1920's motorcars

TFSmith121

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Actually, this might blend in:

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Best,
 
Or, you could go another historic route: the Citroen-Kegresse K-1. They crossed part of the Sahara and the Hardangerjøkulen in Norway in the early 20's

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Supposedly, that's Adolphe Kegresse is at the wheel.

A number of Track conversions were made, like this for the Model T
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Basically a snowmobile track, reenforced rubber belt with cleats bolted on.
 

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Donor
There ya go! Connect some ski's to the steering mechanism - with or without the front wheels and you've got a vehicle that can go quite a few places.
 
The various suggestions for motorcars are great--and now, thoughts and ideas for trucks, too--COOL machines. The only Model T I've ever been in rode on 2 foot gauge tracks.

Perhaps I'll end up going with a Model T after all, since it's so easily modified.
 
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1919 Cadillac type 57 too much?

At least it looks '20's

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Look at them tires!, a 1919 superhero would've bought it

Mechanically, the Model 57 featured an advanced 314.5 cubic inch V8 engine that was the talk of the industry just a few years earlier. With a gorgeous cast aluminum crankcase and iron blocks with removable heads, it was thoroughly modern for the period and makes fantastic power and torque to move the car with ease. Priming cups are included but not needed as it sits today, and the Delco self-starter works as advertised, spinning the big V8 to life quickly. The original Johnson carburetor handles the fuel mixture and with dual exhaust it sounds impressive at idle and going down the road. Ornate castings throughout the engine bay are designed to be shown off, and Cadillac made no attempt to hide their pride in the car’s many advanced features.

The transmission is a 3-speed manual that requires quick double-clutching, but it was an all-new design that improved on shift quality and feel, so once you master the technique, it’s easy to manage. The rear end is positively massive and features rather tall 4.44 gears inside, but combined with the 35-inch tall tires, this car is capable of cruising at 50 MPH without strain. Two-wheel external contracting brakes are as strong as such brakes can be, but it’s always wise to remember that this car goes a lot better than it stops and to plan accordingly. The chassis shows signs of use, of course, but no trouble spots save for some moisture at the usual joints, which is hardly surprising for any old car. The tires are correctly sized blackwalls that look right on the beautiful wood-spoke wheels.

It's actually a 1919 spaceship!!
I love this car. Check out Jay Leno's review here

 
The various suggestions for motorcars are great--and now, thoughts and ideas for trucks, too--COOL machines. The only Model T I've ever been in rode on 2 foot gauge tracks.

Perhaps I'll end up going with a Model T after all, since it's so easily modified.

That's because you really needed to modify them.

What was great in 1908 wasn't so much a decade later.

Electric Start wasn't a factory option till 1919. Have fun cranking the engine, and make sure you have the spark advance set right so it won't backfire and break your arm.

No gas gauge, you had a dipstick. No fuel pump, gravity feed. So if your tank was near empty, you couldn't go up hills, unless you went backwards

No water pump, so you had to pay attention to overheating, as there wasn't a temp gauge, even the radiator cap gauge was aftermarket.

Brakes: just a weak band brake in the transmission, and poor drums in the rear. no front brakes. Very easy to go faster than you could slow down, even with only a 'High' and 'Low' gear.

No Oil pump for the engine, so had to be careful to keep Oil at the proper level, and there wasn't a dipstick, but two oil ports on the side of the block, Oil had to be at the top port level.

You improve all that stuff, and you have that Dodge Model 30
 
The more I look at things, the Model T isn't for her--the Chevy 490 or the Dodge Model 30 would be much better first cars.
 
Did Model Ts get the electric start per your OP required specifications?

It was standard equipment on enclosed top cars after 1919, optional on open cars till 1925, I think. It was $75 option for those cars, a good percentage on a $295 Runabout.
That option included electric lighting, otherwise it was oil lamps.
 
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