What Do I Have Here

This is a photo of an original, as in stuck in a warehouse for decades, 1921 Ford Model T Runabout/Roadster.  This is how my car would have looked when it began its life.

Here is another photo of a similar one soon after it was sold to a couple of happy folks

Here is a receipt for a similar model.




My engine number indicates that it was built May 1923, almost at the end of the 1922 model year.  It was built at the famous Highland Park plant, as the Rouge plant had not yet been opened.  There are a couple elements that indicate this is a bit of a mutt - the crank has a sleave on it for instance.  Others may see more obvious anachronisms.  But otherwise it is a low hood 1922 with a wooden firewall.