Ford restyled the Model T for 1911, giving it a new radiator, fenders and wheels.

Its body now used steel panels over a wood framework, as opposed to earlier all wood construction.

Whereas cars were previously offered in red, grey, or green, for 1911 dark blue was selected as a standard colour (any colour as long as it's black still lay in the future).

Some body styles, like the coupé, were phased out, but two new ones were offered, the torpedo runabout and the open runabout.

These two differed from the others by having curved fenders, a longer hood, lower seating, and a round 16 gallon fuel tank on the rear deck.

The torpedo runabout had doors, while the open runabout did not.

The late Les Henry, a renowned Model T historian, wrote that these runabouts had undoubtedly the best performance and greatest speed of all Model T Fords ever produced.

This fine example of this vintage car was purchased from the Model T specialist Tuckett Brothers last year.

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