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Floris helping his grandpa with the woodwork

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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After the crash back to Holland

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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

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Congratulations

Today exactly 100 years ago the first spark started the engine of “Watson”: the beginning of an adventurous live.    

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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

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