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This 1915 Model T Ford Pickup Milk truck is owned by the family who have owned a dairy farm since the late 1800's, and purchased the truck new. This first group of photos show the Model T the way it arrived at our shop. |  |
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This next group of photos show the disassembly of the car. |  |
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The photo right and left below show the muffler which we will restore. The next photo shows the parts paletted and sent to be de-rusted and de-greased. The last 2 photos in the group show the repairs to the rotted wood in the cowl. |  |
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The photo left shows the new muffler components ready for assembly and the photo right shows the restored muffler and tailpipe. The 4 photos below show the various chassis parts being primed and painted black. |  |
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In this group of 6 photos: left shows cracks in the chassis front crossmember, right are the repairs to the cracks. The 4 photos below show the chassis set up for straightening, sheet metal repair to the left cowl panel and the last 2 show the wheels prepped for painting. |  |
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The left and right photos show the firewall being assembled. The next 2 photos below show the application of "body wax" to the primed wood to eliminate squeaks. The last 2 photos show the sheet metal cowl panels installed on the wood member. |  |
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The left and right photo show the cowl and front fenders being test fitted to the chassis. Below left shows the restored front axle ready for paint. The last 3 photos show more parts ready for paint. |  |
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The photos left and right show mocking up of the front sheet metal with a new radiator. The 4 photos below show the front sheet metal being primed. |  |
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The photos left and right show the rear axle halves being restored. The 4 photos below show the chassis from bare metal in the paint booth, then painted and assembled. |  |
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The photo left shows the restored muffler and tailpipe. The photo right shows the rebuilt engine ready to be installed. The 4 photos below show the restoration of the original steering wheel. |  |
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The photos left and right show the differential restored and ready for paint and then painted black. The first 2 photos below show the wheels being painted and mounted. The last 2 photos show the emergency hand brake restoration. |  |
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The left and right photos show the rear axle assembly ready for installation and the rear of chassis being assembled. The next photo below shows the body panels ready for paint. The next 2 photos show the front sheet metal being installed on the chassis. The last photo is the view of the inside firewall. |  |
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All 6 of these photos show the damage of the original wood body. |  |
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The first 2 photos show Jason dis-assembling the original body for restoration. The first photo below left show initials and the date May 24, 1917 carved in the original wood. We saved this to use in the restoration. The last 3 photos show more of the disassembling. |  |
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This group of photos show that we are trying to save as much of the original wood as possible. The last photo shows assembling the roof. |  |
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The photos left and right show the original fuel sediment bowl and then finally restored. The next 2 photos show the assembly of the upper body using the original wood. The last 2 photos show the roof wood primed then painted. |  |
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These 6 photos show Ray reconstructing the main wood body platform that gets bolted to the chassis. |  |
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The photo left shows the body floor wood being fitted. The photo right and first below show the wood body being temporarily assembled. The next photo shows the new and old body subframe. The last 2 photos show the body subframe components ready for priming and painting |  |
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The photo left shows the original and new subframe for comparison. The photo right shows the body subframe painted. The 4 photos below show the upper body/roof being assembled. |  |
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On the left is Jason skillfully applying water based clear urethane to the floorboards. The right shows the beginning of the final assembly of the body. Below shows Jason installing the new vinyl top to the finished body. |  |
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The photos left and right show the milk truck body is finished and ready for canvas, lettering and pinstriping. The 4 photos below show the fabrication of the canvas sides and doors. |  |
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Our 1915 Ford Model T Milk Truck is pinstriped and finished. |  |
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