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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