Model T Ford - Ireland
The following table shows engine serial numbers for the Ford Model T, gleaned from production records at the Ford Motor Company. These numbers represent calendar year production, not model year. 1908 1-309 1909 310-14161 1910 14162-34900 1911 34901-88900 1912 88901-183563 1913 183564-408347 1914 408348-656063 1915...
A bit of Cork history… so that you may be aware! When Henry Ford’s Irish links are discussed, most people know of his ancestry being traced to Ballinascarthy where today a stainless steel replica of a 1909 T stands by the roadside. What many people...
A self-contained industry produces Ford Cars, Trucks and Fordson Tractors. It is the Ford industry whose resources go back to the standing timber and the unmined ore. They include Ford-owned coal mines, blast furnaces, glass factories, huge manufacturing units, assembly plants, and an organisation of...
In 1847 at the height of the great famine in Ireland, a man left Ballinascarthy, near Bandon in County Cork in search of a better life for himself, his wife and family for United States of America. It was a decision which would have a...
Members might be interested in a press cutting from the library of The Irish Model T Ford Club. The T bearing the registration number IZ-105 was first registered in County Mayo, Ireland and featured on the occasion of the sale of a Touring Car by...
The original instructions for the operation of Universal Rim Tools may be accessed here for those who wish to take on the challenge of changing a tyre on the later Model Ts with split rims. We suggest that you print out the instructions and take...
Engine 20 horsepower, 4 cylinder in line L-head side valve with detachable cylinder head and 3 bearing crankshaft. Bore/Stroke: 3 ¾ by 4” Displacement: 2896 cc (177 cubic inches). Gearbox Integral with the engine. Foot operated 2 speed and reverse epicyclic transmission foot-brake. Transmission Torque...
All car enthusiasts especially of the veteran type should be interested in a recent decision by the London Tribunal Centre concerning the tariff classification for duty purposes of a 1955 Ford Zephyr Mark 1 convertible motor car. The appellant in the case had appealed against...
We have reproduced Vintage Memories, a very interesting article written a few years ago and published in The Cork Examiner, by our Senior Honorary Member James Twohig. Hope you enjoy it. Vintage Memories by James Twohig My earliest motoring memory is from 1928 when local...
Hi members, I hope all is well with you in these strange times we are all living through. Our Secretary mentioned in his recent email our club is looking for things to publish on the website. As I have plenty of unplanned time on my...
Welcome to the Irish Model T Ford Club, a one marque organisation catering for early Ford.
Prospective owners of a Model T Ford are always welcome to make contact with our membership who will be pleased to present a Model T Ford and demonstrate its special characteristics and driving experience.
