Makely Motor: 1925

The coupe in the front low on air is a rare sort -- Ford made coupes with a removable pillar in 1918 only, with the pillar stored in a compartment behind the seat. You could lower the windshields all the way back. Few were sold and very few survive. The upended body is a 1923-25 roadster, probably brand new. Ford sold new roadster bodies for $60 in 1923, with upholstery but without a top or windshield.

looks like the St. Valentines Day Massacre was last week.

What a great picture! Shorpy really is a time machine! It's like you just strolled into this shop to see what was happening. Those tailpipes stored in the rafters look for all the world like a set of headers for a fuel dragster.

How many cars do you see there? I count eight plus what looks like the windshield and steering wheel of a ninth through the windshield of the fourth one from the left. And what the heck is that in front of the fourth car?

[I see eight cars, including the steering wheel in back. "What the heck" looks like an upended coupe body. - Dave]

From the looks of the floor you would think sawdust and push brooms hadn't been invented yet. And, while I'm at it: From the looks of the car lineup I'd guess the turnaround time for a ring and valve job would be three years.

The two in front appear to have been sitting there for a while, the tires have lost about half their air. Or, did they sometimes run them that low?

Called them "T-Model" Fords. I wonder how common that usage was.

He often spoke fondly of a trip he and a buddy took across the country to the Grand Canyon in one.

I hope repairs include a complimentary car wash.