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Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:21 am
by DHort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLgTlTCxitg
Found this you-tube video about Henry Ford. At 4:30 they show a Model T being loaded on to a plane.
Thought some of you might find it interesting.
Re: Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:14 am
by Humblej
Great video David, thanks for posting.
Re: Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:42 pm
by GalebG2
Looks like it to me, I even thing this might be the first car delivered by plane! Although I'm ready to bet money that it was a marketing stunt and not common practice, unless some eccentric millionaire wanted his Ford T delivered within 48 hours; but then, would an eccentric millionaire buy a Ford T?
Re: Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:01 pm
by Jem
I think that's a hoot! Stuffing all those bits in through the side door. Need to watch the whole video now, looks very good
Re: Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:04 am
by KWTownsend
Around 10:00 they unload the car and put it together.
Re: Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:54 am
by HPetrino
They did it in white suits no less. Dang....
Re: Is this the first Model T shipped by plane?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 11:52 am
by GalebG2
Well, the Ford T could never have been that cheap if it wasn't so easy to assemble and if it wasn't so light (which means the manufacturer spends less on raw materials), and it would never have become such a legend!