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Ford phased out a few body styles like the coupe for 1911, along with giving the popular Model T new styling, a new radiator, fenders and wheels. The body now used steel panels over a wood framework, replacing the earlier all-wood construction. Another significant change for 1911 was the body color, which had been offered in red, grey, or green, was now offered in dark blue as a standard color. The Torpedo Runabout and the Open Runabout were new body styles. These new body styles had curved fenders, a longer hood, lower seating, and a round 16-gallon fuel tank on the rear deck. The open runabout did not have doors while the Torpedo Runabout did.
For 1911, the Model T was given a new rear axle with cast-iron center housing, and the front axle received new spindles. Mid-way through the year, the engine received mechanical changes; the earlier exposed valves were replaced with new valve chambers cast into the block with steel doors, to enable adjustments when needed.
This Ford Model T has a Torpedo Runabout body style, built with doors. The car was restored by collector Clyde Ensor Sr. in the 1970s and was purchased as a rolling chassis. He acquired the necessary authentic parts to complete the restoration from respected Model T sources. After the work was completed in 1987 it received an AACA National First Prize.
The car is finished in standard deep blue with a light grey pinstripe. It has the correct gas headlights with a running-board-mounted generator. The side lamps and taillight are kerosene-fueled Neverout units, with the latter mounted on a correct Neverout bracket, which carries the license plate. Inside, it is finished in black buttoned leather upholstery, with black pyramid-pattern rubber mats on the floor. Instrumentation in the car consists solely of a brass Stewart speedometer.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2014
For 1911, the Model T was given a new rear axle with cast-iron center housing, and the front axle received new spindles. Mid-way through the year, the engine received mechanical changes; the earlier exposed valves were replaced with new valve chambers cast into the block with steel doors, to enable adjustments when needed.
This Ford Model T has a Torpedo Runabout body style, built with doors. The car was restored by collector Clyde Ensor Sr. in the 1970s and was purchased as a rolling chassis. He acquired the necessary authentic parts to complete the restoration from respected Model T sources. After the work was completed in 1987 it received an AACA National First Prize.
The car is finished in standard deep blue with a light grey pinstripe. It has the correct gas headlights with a running-board-mounted generator. The side lamps and taillight are kerosene-fueled Neverout units, with the latter mounted on a correct Neverout bracket, which carries the license plate. Inside, it is finished in black buttoned leather upholstery, with black pyramid-pattern rubber mats on the floor. Instrumentation in the car consists solely of a brass Stewart speedometer.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2014
2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $25,000-USD $35,000
Sale Price :
USD $33,000
1911 Ford Model T Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Ford Model T
(Data based on Model Year 1911 sales)
1911 Ford Model T 3-Passenger Roadster Sold for USD$29,120 2024 Bonhams : Gilded Age | |
1911 Ford Model T 'Frontenac' Roadster Chassis#: 68304 Sold for USD$49,280 2023 Bonhams : Two Generations Collection | |
1911 Ford Model T Speedster Sold for USD$17,920 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive | |
1911 FORD MODEL T SPEEDSTER Sold for USD$21,280 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1911 Ford Model T Touring Street Rod Sold for USD$44,000 2019 Mecum : Las Vegas | |
1911 FORD MODEL T RUNABOUT Sold for USD$10,450 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1911 Ford Phaeton Chassis#: T54997 Sold for USD$49,500 2019 Mecum : Monterey | |
1911 Ford Model T Speedster Sold for USD$14,652 2018 Bonhams : Den Hartogh Sale | |
1911 Ford Model T Torpedo Speedster Chassis#: 50170 Sold for USD$26,400 2017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1911 FORD MODEL T CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: AZ344635 Sold for USD$18,150 2014 Barrett-Jackson, Las Vegas | |
1911 Ford Model T Torpedo Runabout Sold for USD$27,500 2014 Auctions America - Auburn Fall | |
1911 Ford Model T Speedster Sold for USD$23,100 2014 Auctions America : California | |
1911 Ford Model T Five-Passenger Touring Chassis#: 39815 Sold for USD$35,750 2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions | |
1911 Ford Model T Torpedo Runabout Chassis#: 47119 Sold for USD$33,000 2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions | |
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout Sold for USD$33,000 2014 Auctions America - Auburn Spring | |
1911 FORD MODEL T TORPEDO ROADSTER Sold for USD$34,100 2014 THE AUCTION OF THE ESTATE OF DR RALPH W.E. COX JR. | |
1911 Ford Model T Runabout Chassis#: 76488 Sold for USD$38,500 2013 RM Auction - Hershey | |
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout Sold for USD$49,500 2013 RM Auction - Hershey | |
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout Chassis#: 61639 Sold for USD$50,600 2012 Gooding and Company - The Scottsdale Auction | |
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout Sold for USD$29,677 2011 Bonhams - Beaulieu Autojumble, Collectors' Motor Cars |
Ford Model Ts That Failed To Sell At Auction
1911 Ford Model T's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1911 Ford Model T Torpedo Roadster | 2023 Bonhams : Two Generations Collection | ||||
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout | 61630 | 2022 RM Sothebys : Sand Lots | $25,000 | $35,000 | |
1911 Ford Model T | 2015 Anglia Auction | $21,000 | $22,500 | ||
1911 Ford Tourabout | 45694 | 2014 Mecum : Anaheim | $13,000 | ||
1911 Ford Turnabout | 45694 | 2013 Mecum Auction Anaheim 2013 | $28,000 | ||
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout | 64354 | 2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia | $38,000 | $50,000 | |
1911 Ford Model T Open Runabout | 2007 Bonhams Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia featuring The Frank Cooke Collection Part II | $45,000 | $55,000 | ||
1911 FORD UNKNOWN TOURING | 2001 Kruse Auction Ft. Lauderdale, FL | $5,500 |
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