Category Archives: Europa
Straighten the chassis
Today we have the curve chassis straightened on the straightening bench. It was rather curved especialy the front cross member of the chassis. Because of the accident the chassis was more than one inch out of square But finaly we … Continue reading
Front axle in progress
The front axle is to bad to repair after the accident. That’s why we found a good old axle but we have to repair the holes and the threads of the king bolds. Here you see the axle in the … Continue reading
restoration of the rear end
We started with the restoration of the wood work of the rear end of the Model T We also started with the assembling of the new Ruckstell rear axle
Dismantling the rear axle
Today I dismantled the rear axle and th axle housings where so curved that it was hard to get the axles out of the housing. Fortunalely I had a good helper; Simon my grandson. A new generation takes the steering wheel. … Continue reading
Started with the dismantling of the Model T
Today I started with the dismantling of the rear wheels. The axle housings are so bent that it was difficult to get the bearings out of the housings. This is the left over of the rear fender on the left … Continue reading
The end of the Model T Worldtour??
Last Monday our dream collapsed when our Model T was demaged in a freak accident on the highway in Belgium. Luckily Trudy and Dirk and passanger Rick Nicolaas came away without serious injuries wich is a miracle. Perparing the Model … Continue reading
Congratulations
Today exactly 100 years ago the first spark started the engine of “Watson”: the beginning of an adventurous live.
April 28th Shipping cars to Cartagena
Ready for shipping to Cartagena, Colombia. The last month Dirk prepared the Model T for our trip through South America. He changed the piston rings, made an extra air-filter on the carburetor and checked the whole car for this more … Continue reading
