Old Cars features a reader's 1926 Ford Model T Touring.
Old Rollnhope Jack Sparks
Jack Sparks was lucky enough to spot this touring T at a garage sale back in 1995. After a lot of hard work it has become quite the heirloom.
I bought the T at a garage sale in Dallas in 1995. It was disassembled, had been sand blasted and primed. I wired the body to the frame to haul it home. I started working on it in 2015. The previous owner had bought a lot of new parts for it including a complete wood kit, running boards, splash shields, chrome headlights, radiator cover, windshield stantions, seat springs, upholstery, floor mats, side covers and a stop cover.
Two years later with the help of members of the Fort Worth Cowtown Model T Club, it was reassembled, painted and ready for its debut. The Club provides the T’s to provide rides for the Fort Worth Veterans Day parade. Three times, my T, named Rollnhope, has been the lead car. She is a lot of fun to drive and a real eye opener for first time T drivers.
Our family uses her for drives to the local Dairy Queen and around the local countryside. Wherever she goes she gets an abundance of honks, stares, waves and inquiries. The T club sponsors a couple of tours every year, the longest was 90 miles. She sits in the garage under a cover a lot during the hot Texas summer days and the few cold days of winter. But, during the spring and fall don’t be surprised to see old Rollnhope (rolls down one hill and hopes she gets up the next) out and about in Palo Pinto County, Texas!
The Model T in "parade" modeJack Sparks
Jack Sparks
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