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- 11,106 below average
- 11,988 great
- Gresham, OR
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- carsforsale.com
- 11,106 below average automatic
Price reduced, runs and drives great! Has a electric start. Enter to win a trip to hawaii. All inclusiveairfare, hotel, and rental car included. No purchase necessary. See dealer for details. This vehicle does run and drive. It has the original crank start, but also has the upgraded electric start. Feel free to bring the family down to check out this piece of automotive history. Color choices were broadened at mid-year, with gunmetal blue and phoenix brown offered on the open models, and royal maroon, fawn gray, highland green, moleskin, and drake green on the closed cars. And by the beginning of calendar 1926, the familiar 30 ã— 3. 5 high-pressure tires had been replaced by 4. 40 ã— 21 balloons as standard issue, leading to the general use of the slower 5:1 steering ratio. For an extra $25, the wood artillery wheels could be replaced at the factory with welded steel wires, adding a stylish touch to any ford. But the most significant improvement to the 1926 fords had to do with the brakes. Owners had complained for years about the ford's service brake, a single drum located in the transmission and acting on the driveshaft. Not only was it inefficient (though it performed about as well as the two-wheel external binders employed by chevrolet at the time), but the brake band tended to wear out long before it was necessary to open the planetary transmission and change either the low or reverse bands. (many model t drivers attempted to balance the wear among the three bands by occasionally using the reverse pedal to slow the car. The remedy may sound radical, but it worked rather well with no negative effects on the car.)a new radiator design and longer hood were ushered in for the 1926 ford model t. For 1926, ford widened the transmission brake band from 1. 125 inches to 1. 75 inches, providing it with both greater stopping power and substantially longer life. At the same time, the emergency brake drum was increased in diameter from eight to 11 inches and lined for the first time with asbestos. Until then, what braking action the device provided -- and it wasn't much -- had resulted from unlined iron shoes pressing against steel drums. Brake and low-speed pedals were widened and supplied with a lip to prevent the driver's foot from slipping off. Oddly enough, despite these numerous improvements, some important factors remained unchanged. Since the engine was lubricated by the time-honored splash system, no oil-pressure gauge was needed. Nor did the model t driver require a temperature gauge to tell him when his engine was overheating; steam rising from the radiator would signify such a problem. The fuel level was measured by dipping a stick into the gas tank. One is reminded of a verse that some wag added to the popular song, my bonnie: my bonnie leaned over the gas tank, the depth of its contents to see. I lighted a match to assist her, oh, bring back my bonnie to me!(howstuffworks. Com)bickmore auto sales2020 e powell blvd,gresham, or 97080.
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