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What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:42 pm
by Steve Jelf
It's for rides at the family reunion, of course.

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Cousins Kenyatta and Cardell are about to get theirs. Cardell is waiting to advance the spark as soon as I get the car started.

Re: What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:08 pm
by TWrenn
And also for this! Great day for a country tour with our club.

Re: What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:16 pm
by TWrenn
One more while we're waiting for our food. Coming out now...looks awfully good.

Re: What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:56 pm
by Burger in Spokane
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.
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Another early road, bypassed for a new route in the next valley
over, that did not require climbing over this grade.
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1920's alignment of US 2, just west of Fecklersburg.
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Loading firewood on a grey fall day, before the rains came to
reverse my summer of getting the wood good and dry.
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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.
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Re: What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:21 pm
by TWrenn
Fantastic Burger. We were in a lot of "middle of nowhere" roads today also! It was great. So was the weather.

Re: What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:50 pm
by Cap
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..
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Grandkids Help make the Truck and me Smile..

Cap

Re: What is a Model T for?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:12 pm
by Steve Jelf
Yes, another Model T use is travel, of course.

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We have a former US highway too. In the twenties this road between Arkansas City and Cedar Vale was the first US 166.