Body measurements

[der Spieler]

Does anyone know the body measurements of the original steel 1923 Model T? SCTA requires that in the modified roadster class the body be original or an exact replica. I don't want to put a ton of money into this car only to be sent home. If seen pictures of a couple of t-bucket racers and they are using glass bodies so I don't think it will be a problem but I want to be sure I've touched all of the bases. Thanks

 

[YblockT]

I recall that one of the Model T sites had a drawing that looked like a sliced in half T-bucket with various dimensions. Maybe somebody else has it. It certainly would be good to have.

On another note, I doubt the SCTA has an inventory of NASCAR-type templates for bodies going back 85 years. And, I'd guess 90% of buckets run the last 45 years were glass and probably 90% of them were clones of a glass, not steel bucket so dimensional accuracy may be an issue, although the original form has been preserved.

 

[der Spieler]

You're probably right. Sonny Rossi out of San Antonio runs a T powered by a Cosworth-Vega engine. I've emailed him to find out whose body he is using and hope to hear soon.

 

[putz]

I found a site that has measurements.
1921-25
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