Help with antique car I.D.?

rinorino

Hello,
Trying to find out what make/model the car in the picture is. My Grandfather is driving, he was born in 1900 so I imagine the photo is 1916 to maybe the early 1920s. It was taken in Adamsville, TN so I doubt if anything imported would have been available to them then.
Thanks!

Mr_Shiftright

Looks like a Ford Model T Touring to me---hard to tell the year exactly with Model Ts but could be anywhere 1914-1920-ish....

stickguy

I hope they all gave their seat belts on.

fintail

Funny, the body (and those lamps and the windshield) is very much like a 1915-20 or so T, but the hood is not a Model T hood. I also notice it is a different color, maybe an aftermarket or accessory replacement, lots of that for Ts back in the day. The front fender curve also seems off, but could easily be modified.

texases

It's a 1917 Model T at the earliest, because of that rounded hood. Can't be much newer, with those lamps, I'd think.

fintail

IIRC, those lamps were used until around 1922, but the windshield frame looks short, which I associate with older cars. The bodies on 1915+ models are similar, but this is probably a 1917+ car as mentioned, rather than my minor suspicion of a modified older car. I still don't think that's a T hood though, it's probably aftermarket - they even had kits to disguise Ts. 1917-22 is a safe bet.

Mr_Shiftright

If you look at this 1920 Model T, it looks pretty close to a match but the hood looks flatter on the original photo, and it has only 5 vents. These old cars are tough when the photos don't show the front of the car.