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The 1924 Touring
body was a metal sheet body on a wooden frame. Black had
been the only color available on Model T's from 1915 to
1925. Green, red and blue had been available on Model
T's up to that time, as well as black. There was an
economic reason for this limited color availability. The
pigmented colors of the day took longer to dry than
black. Until better, faster drying proxylin colors came
out in the later 20's, black was chosen by Ford as the
only color available.
A dry car body was
a car body ready to mount on a chassis and sell. That
meant it had to be black. Until the middle 20's when
sales slowed, Ford couldn't make Model T's fast enough
to meet the demand. But by the mid-20's, sales were
being lost to other auto makers who offered more
advanced designs, options and colors. By 1925 black was
almost solely identified with being a Ford, by now
considered the "lower end" in the automotive
world.
There
was not a great amount of work needed for the body
restoration. The wood and steel are all original except
for the wood tack strips which had deteriorated. After
some small body work, primer and two coats of black auto
lacquer, the upholstery was hand stiched and installed.
New top irons and a top were required and the windshield
was replaced with safety glass.
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