Thread: Looking for 1923 Model T Roadster sold in 1955-1957

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My dad built this car and sold it in 1955-57. The car was built for racing and won the 2nd most beautiful roadster in the Oakland Roadster Show in 1949. The vehicle appeared on Del Courtney television show in 1951 in San Francisco. The car was sold to a party in Lafayette, California in the early 50's. My father just recently passed away and I am interested in what happened to the car.

If anyone has any information or any databases in which I could find info, please contact me at driez19@hotmail.com

Thank you very much.

Do you have any pictures ? Was there anything about it that would make it reognizable? If it still exists the current owner may not have the full history of the car and wouldn't know it was the one you're looking for. It could have changed hands many times since 55-57. It's safe to say this wasn't a fiberglass T so that would narrow it down quite a bit.
You could check with the Oakland Roadster show to see if they have any pictures from the 49 show. Maybe an old magazine that covered the show would have a picture of it but there weren't that many car magazines back then. Maybe take a trip to Lafayette and look up the oldest hot rodders in town. See if they can remember anything about it.
Good luck