Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
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Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
Back of photo.
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
It is nice to know the driver survived.
Wayne Jorgensen, Batavia, IL
1915 Runabout
1918 Runabout
1915 Runabout
1918 Runabout
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
1917 Touring
1946 Aeronca Champ
1952 Willys M38a1 Jeep (sold 2023)
1953 Ford Jubilee Tractor
1946 Aeronca Champ
1952 Willys M38a1 Jeep (sold 2023)
1953 Ford Jubilee Tractor
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
I am loving the irony of the 'recovery wagon' - a horse drawn wagon and nice long wooden skids under the car.
Pulling that meant 'real' horsepower!
Pulling that meant 'real' horsepower!
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
Top bows, front seat and likely other wreckage are in the wagon. The kids are fascinated !
"Get a horse !"
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
I think I can see pinstripes on the rear axle?
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
I believe that is likely a 1911 New York license plate. Why the bulb horn bracket didn't break is a miracle. Was it stronger than the ones I find?
Thanks for the Safety Lesson.
Rich
Thanks for the Safety Lesson.
Rich
When did I do that?
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
Looks like the right hand skid it is riding on is made up of several boards and interesting to see how the kids are dressed. The boy in the doorway may be a little older.
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
Car appears to be a 1910 "mother-in-law" roadster (runabout).It has the "butterfly" fender brackets going up between the fender and body, most 09s had the butterfly brackets under the fender. Fenders appear to be '09/'10 style (although mangled enough, difficult to tell for sure!).Rear hub also appears to have the longer hub for the early straight axle pinned into the hub (discontinued mid 1911).
It appears to be being towed by an IHC autowagon! I would imagine it had difficulty getting enough traction on those dusty roads with those skinny solid "tires" trying to drag a skid! The autowagon's low gear likely had no trouble pulling hard enough? But traction? The car's parts in the back of the autowagon would help some?
I am changing my opinion. I think it is being pulled by a horse team and wagon. Looking closer,I don't see drive chains.
(I could have edited that out, but think I will leave my train-of -thought intact.)
It appears to be being towed by an IHC autowagon! I would imagine it had difficulty getting enough traction on those dusty roads with those skinny solid "tires" trying to drag a skid! The autowagon's low gear likely had no trouble pulling hard enough? But traction? The car's parts in the back of the autowagon would help some?
I am changing my opinion. I think it is being pulled by a horse team and wagon. Looking closer,I don't see drive chains.
(I could have edited that out, but think I will leave my train-of -thought intact.)
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Re: Old Photo-Wrecked early Model T
Postcard was mailed from Auburn, NY Nov 1911. The skids under the car appear to be split rails, secured to the car by a hay rope and worn thin at the rear of the car. Glad the driver got to tell the story in his postcard.