Beschreibung:

Production of 1915 Model Ts began in September 1914. Foremost among the new season’s styling changes were a flared scuttle and curved rear wings that followed the arc of the wheel. However, it is worth noting that there are detail variations between individual bodies of the same style made in the same year, the result of Ford using a number of different coachbuilders. On the mechanical side, the major innovation was the option of electric lighting for the headlamps, which were powered by the engine’s low-tension magneto. By 1915 Ford had ceased to offer a range of colors, settling on just one - black - because the paint dried more quickly. Some dealers began repainting cars in brighter colors after receiving them from the factory, which is why this 1915 Model T is Mint Green, a color it is believed to have worn since new, despite having been despatched in standard black. One of the last Model Ts to have the brass radiator (which was painted after 1916) this car was completed with Touring coachwork, by far the most popular of the five body styles offered that year with 244,181 units sold, considerably more than the rest combined. Acquired from Portland, Oregon dealer, collector and accomplished racer Monte Shelton, it is an older restoration, still in good overall condition. The current owner has enjoyed the sensation that it creates on tours and events, and the many conversations that its color initiates. No collector’s experience is complete without at one time owning a Model T, the car that put America - and the world - on wheels, and few Model Ts attract more attention than this 1915 Touring car with its brass trim and Mint Green livery. Horseless Carriage Club eligible, it represents an ideal starting point for new collectors as well as being an indispensable element for the most comprehensive collection.