My 1919 Model T

Creaking wheels are creepy!

Does it have a starter?  Will it run on the magneto? 

Yup. First year for electric start (I think).

Runs great on battery and on magneto.

It's not just a creak, it's a rattle. I can move the felloe about 1/4" in and out, all the way around.

So just how do you rebuild a wood rim? Is there a school to learn this or just chuck up a piece of wood and start making spokes?

In reply to brad131a4 (Forum Supporter) :

Thankfully, you can buy almost anything for a Model T.

I can buy new hickory spokes for about $14 each. 

The felloe (outer ring) is steel and so is the hub. 

You unbolt the hub from the spokes, pull the spokes out of the felloe and fit new ones.

The old ones will probably just fall out but the new ones will be a very tight fit.

ShawnG said:

 

Aside from being in color, this picture could plausibly have been taken any time in the last 100 years and I might have believed it.

In reply to iansane :

Actually... color photography has been around since 1861. Rare? Certainly. Still possible though. 

(Sorry, my inner nerd is pretty uncontrollable most days)

This photograph was taken by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii in 1909-

In reply to Recon1342 :

There is always something to learn from build threads...

In reply to Recon1342 :

the more you know

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In reply to iansane :

I held this up to show my wife last night and basically said the same as you did!  Timeless picture for sure.