[thecobraguy]

I am so old that I remember that my 1912 Model T Ford Touring was called a "foredoor" (note spelling) because the front (fore) doors were ahead (in front of) of the rear doors. These "fore" doors could be removed along with the entire cowl side panels to give a more open feeling. This was Ford Motor Company's nomenclature, not generic or slang or just a nickname! The carbide generator on the left running board produced acetylene gas to fuel the headlamps by having a small bucket filled with water slowly drip down on a metal basket of carbide rocks. Contact of the water w/ the carbide rocks produced the acetylene gas which then was gravity fed by rubber and brass tubing to the headlamps. The headlamp doors opened to allow lighting the burner. This same set up was used on early Harley-Davidson's as well.
Jim
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