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last after months of restoration the refurbished touring
body arrives from Ely, Iowa. The body was restored by
Jerry Sweet and the upholstery was crafted by his wife
Joan. Jerry has been restoring Model Ts for over 30
years and so has honed his craft well. His first
restoration was also a 1924 Ford Model T Touring car.
Though you cannot see it yet we had
several discussion about mounting the side kerosene
lamps. They were not standard in an electric start car
of this vintage. But Jerry said he had them on his car
as they were an option that could be ordered from the
dealer.
I liked the look so Jerry added the
mounting brackets so I could add the lamps.
The body wood is all original except
the tacking strips which we replaced due to rot. We also
replaced the windshield glass with tempered safety
glass. Outside of that everything is original.
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