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£37,447 (Est: £22,650 - £30,200)

1922 Ford Model T Speedster

United States • 13 Jun 2026 • Lot 52

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AI Listing Summary

This 1922 Ford Model T Speedster is a rare and highly modified example featuring a Frontenac overhead valve head and an F.A. Ames speedster body, enhancing its performance and aesthetics significantly. It has a documented history of active historic racing, including appearances at Monterey Historics, and has been maintained and preserved by its previous owners before being donated to the National Automobile Museum.

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The car is described as being in 'very good, maintained and recently used condition.' It has been actively historic raced, indicating it is mechanically sound and has been cared for. While it has been raced, there is no mention of significant dents, scratches, or curb marks, suggesting minor wear consistent with a 'Very Good' rating.

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176.7 Frontenac OHV Inline Four-Cylinder Singe Winfield Model S Downdraft Carburetor Estimated 60bhp Two-Speed Planetary Transmission, Ruckstell Two-Speed Axle Live Axles with Transverse Leaf Springs Contracting Band Transmission Brake, Mechanical Drum Rear Wheel Brakes * Frontenac overhead valve cylinder head * Period Amesbilt speedster body THE CAR OFFERED It is said in jest that the first automobile race occurred the first time two automobiles, driven by enthusiasts, met on a street.

And with this competition, the need to make one's standard car faster was born.

The urge has been continuous and maybe never has it been so apparent than with the Model T Ford.

Ford's were famously plain – black, boxy and indistinguishable from millions of others – but America's first generation of auto racers seized upon the sameness.

None were more successful at it than the Chevrolet brothers, Gaston and Louis.

Gaston wrenched and drove.

Louis dreamed, conceived and designed.

Their first notabl...