Quoting: art b
was the starter original or was it starting handle only ..
No not original, electric start was an option from mid 1919 and pretty much standard 1923 onwards.
So the gearbox housing must also date from 1919 onwards, but seeing as Ford didn't even put id numbers on most parts who knows ???
Interestingly the gearbox and sump pan (all one part) has been fractured right across in two places and then welded back together (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif)
This was a common issue when they struck rocks or boulders before roads were made (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)