It's for rides at the family reunion, of course.
Cousins Kenyatta and Cardell are about to get theirs. Cardell is waiting to advance the spark as soon as I get the car started.
What is a Model T for?
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What is a Model T for?
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: What is a Model T for?
And also for this! Great day for a country tour with our club.
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Re: What is a Model T for?
One more while we're waiting for our food. Coming out now...looks awfully good.
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Re: What is a Model T for?
Nothing explores forgotten backroads like a pre-1930 vehicle. My
personal needs preclude the car option, as I also need to haul a lot
lot of heavy stuff. The TT's are good for that too.
This "State Road" was bypassed in the 30's. but was once the major
thoroughfare through the area.
Another early road, bypassed for a new route in the next valley
over, that did not require climbing over this grade.
1920's alignment of US 2, just west of Fecklersburg.
Loading firewood on a grey fall day, before the rains came to
reverse my summer of getting the wood good and dry.
The TT won't haul enormously long lumber loads like my modern,
but it can take 4x the weight. This day we had a pallet of concrete
and other assorted forming bits going out to a job. This always has
people watching in disbelief that anyone still uses a truck this old
as a truck.
personal needs preclude the car option, as I also need to haul a lot
lot of heavy stuff. The TT's are good for that too.
This "State Road" was bypassed in the 30's. but was once the major
thoroughfare through the area.
Another early road, bypassed for a new route in the next valley
over, that did not require climbing over this grade.
1920's alignment of US 2, just west of Fecklersburg.
Loading firewood on a grey fall day, before the rains came to
reverse my summer of getting the wood good and dry.
The TT won't haul enormously long lumber loads like my modern,
but it can take 4x the weight. This day we had a pallet of concrete
and other assorted forming bits going out to a job. This always has
people watching in disbelief that anyone still uses a truck this old
as a truck.
More people are doing it today than ever before !
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Re: What is a Model T for?
Fantastic Burger. We were in a lot of "middle of nowhere" roads today also! It was great. So was the weather.
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Re: What is a Model T for?
I have a TT C Cab that is my only Truck.. As with you, people are amassed that I 'Abuse It'.. It Goes to the Dump, It Gets Lumber, and Takes Grandkids in Parades..
Yep.. They are made to be used.. Not a Garage Queen.. At least mine is not.. Mine Came from a Ranch in Texas. in '46 it left the Ranch and started a 30 Year rest as a Car Show Room Attraction with new Paint. Then was shipped back to the real world to earn a living.. Never Restored, Painted Once Over. We Did an Engine and installed High Speed Gears. It's mostly well taken car of..
Grandkids Help make the Truck and me Smile..
Cap
Yep.. They are made to be used.. Not a Garage Queen.. At least mine is not.. Mine Came from a Ranch in Texas. in '46 it left the Ranch and started a 30 Year rest as a Car Show Room Attraction with new Paint. Then was shipped back to the real world to earn a living.. Never Restored, Painted Once Over. We Did an Engine and installed High Speed Gears. It's mostly well taken car of..
Grandkids Help make the Truck and me Smile..
Cap
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Re: What is a Model T for?
Yes, another Model T use is travel, of course.
We have a former US highway too. In the twenties this road between Arkansas City and Cedar Vale was the first US 166.
We have a former US highway too. In the twenties this road between Arkansas City and Cedar Vale was the first US 166.
The inevitable often happens.
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring