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Bozeman, Montana, United States
Engine:Houk House Buffalo Budd Disteel Hayes Pasco
Drive Type: Dayton Rajo Roof Laurel Ruckstell Warford
Make: Ford
Mileage: 99,999
Model: Model T
Sub Model: Jewett Truck Conversion Like Smith Form-A-Truck
Trim: Jewett Truck Conversion Smith Form-A-Truck Tractor
This listing is for a Model T Ford truck conversion chassis that was built around 1917 or later by the Jewett Car Co. of Newark Ohio. I believe they built electric street cars and had nothing in common with Jewett Motors of Detroit Michigan except for the name. I am not an expert on the various Jewett companies or products so please feel free to help me out here if you can.
This listing is for the Jewett frame, Jewett rear axle assembly and Ford Model T front axle and spring assembly only and does not include the rough roadster body, hood, radiator or front wheels that are shown here. The front wheels are of the earlier ball bearing style and I had to borrow them from a friend. I temporarily placed those parts on this truck chassis so that you would get a better idea of the size of this very rare Model T Ford truck conversion. This listing does not include an engine, transmission or steering gear either.
I found this gem at a large collector vehicle auction near Garrison Montana last Saturday. I found it to be so interesting and special that decided I was not going home without it. What I found there was basically all of the Jewett conversion parts except for what I believe is a newer drive shaft. I believe the drive shaft is from a 1940's or early 1950's Chrysler product that had the enclosed pin type of U-Joint that was covered by a rubber boot.
This Jewett conversion was installed on a bare 1925 or earlier Model T Ford frame when I found it and that frame is still with this truck chassis. I added an earlier Model T Ford front axle assembly with ball bearing spindles and a Ford front spring so that some front wheels could be installed to make the chassis look better. I had to borrow those front wheels from a friend and have to return them to him so they are not included with this truck chassis.
The wheelbase of this truck conversion is about inches. The Jewett frame rails extend about inches behind the back of the roadster body. The distance from the back of the roadster body to the center of the rear axle measures about inches. Based on these dimensions, I believe one could have a bed or box on this truck of around feet in length. One could extend or shorten the wheelbase of this truck by merely extending or shortening the length of the Model T Ford frame that is bolted to the Jewett truck frame rails. One could shorten the Model T Ford frame enough to make this truck into a tractor that could be used to pull a small trailer.
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