Old Photo - Fording The Creek

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Old Photo - Fording The Creek
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, August 16, 2013 - 10:09 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Friday, August 16, 2013 - 11:30 pm:

Doesn't appear they quite made it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tony Bowker on Friday, August 16, 2013 - 11:39 pm:

I would guess the muffler is under water, if they didn't keep the revs high, it would stall and leave them in that position...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Scott Kramer on Friday, August 16, 2013 - 11:41 pm:

After a long day on the road,they are soaking the spokes,to tighten them up.
Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Friday, August 16, 2013 - 11:51 pm:

Thanks Jay -
Great Picture

It looks like they are almost FORDing the creek!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Peter Kable on Monday, August 19, 2013 - 01:36 am:

It often appears that owners of cars especially Fords in those days looked at them as more of a machine to move them and their stuff to and from wherever than a product that was used to move around a bit faster than their horse and cart.

Loading them down with lots of gear tied onto any place they could and then setting off in any direction road or not.

A regular feature in early Australian newspapers were stories of people (often 6-7 adults plus gear)who set out in their Fords loaded up to travel thousands of miles, usually having never driven a car before and successfully completing the trip with virtually no problems.

Yet today most balk at driving more than a few miles unless there is a vulture trailer following!!!


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