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Motor sled in Alaska - circa 1921
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:42 am
by John E. Guitar
I came across this interesting photo in The Oriental Motor magazine.
Re: Motor sled in Alaska - circa 1921
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:58 pm
by Wayne Sheldon
Interesting design. I wonder how well it really worked? Such a large "sled" up front, cleated rear wheels, and mid-ship outrigger skis could easily result in loss of rear traction in a bad place?
Appears to be a '15/'16 T in there?
Thank you for sharing this!
Re: Motor sled in Alaska - circa 1921
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:58 pm
by Scott_Conger
That's definitely an odd duck
Re: Motor sled in Alaska - circa 1921
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:29 pm
by Luxford
An article on this sled appears in the 1921 April Popular Mechanic magazine
Re: Motor sled in Alaska - circa 1921
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:55 am
by John E. Guitar
Thanks Peter, that's a clearer picture with a better description.
It looks like the photo was taken by a German press/travel photographer named Walter Gircke.
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/n ... /543909715
There are a lot of very interesting photographs by Walter here (not T related):
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/w ... ostpopular
He even visited Wuhan:
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/n ... /543901357
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Another Model T in Nome:
And a dogmobile in Nome.
Re: Motor sled in Alaska - circa 1921
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:41 am
by Luxford
Here is someone else's take on converting their old Model T into a motor sled