Roger Hansen, Jr. never expected his first attempt to restore an old car would be easy. But he figured starting on a Model T Ford might be a little less challenging than some of his other options.
The Appleton, Wis., resident was right on both counts: doing a meticulous remake of his lovely 1912 T was, indeed, not particularly easy, but he is still convinced it wasn’t nearly as tough as something more modern — and less primitive.
“A gentleman I just talked to probably had it right. He said, ‘It’s just like a lawn mower. Give it gas and a spark and it will go.’ There’s really not that much to it,” Hansen says.
Still, Hansen was determined to do the best job he could and try to do the wonderful survivor T justice, so he took his time … which turned out to be about four years. He began tearing down the car in 2019, and finally got to
