Old Photo - A 2HP Ford

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Old Photo - A 2HP Ford
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 08:22 am:


Photo courtesy of the State Library of South Australia B61277.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Eckensviller on Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 11:51 am:

"Ford
verb (used with object)
1. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford."
I guess we can add WITH a Ford to that definition...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Mullin on Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 12:02 pm:

How did he keep his ignition from getting wet?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 12:54 pm:

I think at the time the photo was taken that both the ignition and the inside of the motor would have to be dried out before continuing of his trip.
Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tod Wirth - Richfield, WI on Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 01:06 pm:

Add to that the impending rear axle failure due to water (and grit with it) getting in that you can't get out without taking it all apart.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan B on Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 03:35 pm:

You can be sure the inside of the body was filled up with water to the same level.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 06:00 am:

That photo is captioned to say the car is crossing the Diamantina River, IIRC. It is one of three photos that go together as the story of the Gaffney family moving from Adelaide to Birdsville in 1916. The newspaper story can be found here-

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/59384673?

The photo is in columns 4 and 5, and the story headed 'Adelaide to Birdsville' is in column 6. The car in the river is obviously not the Gaffney car, so could be the one that went out to meet them.

Here are the other two pictures-




Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Norton on Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 06:36 am:

"All in a day's work" http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1295


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Will Rice on Monday, June 16, 2014 - 12:18 am:

Floatin floorboards!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Monday, June 16, 2014 - 05:58 am:

Thanks for that link, David. Curiously the story only refers to one car in spite of the photographs showing two different cars.


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