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Model T runabout modified into a flatbed and converted to run on snow. Conversion modeled after real kits like the Snow Flyer Kit. Built for the Lugnuts "Snowed In!" challenge.
Title: College Board
Creator: Valdosta State University
Date: Unknown
Description: 2.5" x 3.625" B&W photo. Not laminated.Stamped "The Camera Exchange" Atlanta, Georgia. Back reads: "Group of men - College Board, minister and Mr. R.T. Powell on left with lifted hat."
Source: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: College presidents; College trustees;
Identifier: c2-f03-05
Format: image/jpeg
1926 1/4 Ton "Model T" Ford Pick-up. Cab and body built by the "Brantford Carriage Company" on a Model T chassis. Restored in the Winter of 2010-2011 by Keith Ritchie of Petrolia, Ontario. Seen at the Western Ontario Steam Threshers Reunion, in Forest, Ontario. (That's Mr. Ritchie at the wheel)
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada - August 21, 2020 : 1927 Ford Model T Touring Car parked in front of the Clock Maker's Inn.
Camera: Nikon D5200 & Nikkor 18-140mm lens
ISO 400, 34mm, f/6.3, 1/60
I think 11 Model Ts in one trip set a record for us. Many people stopped and waved us through lights and stop signs so we could stay together, pretty nice.
The car is one of the most widely used inventions across the world. It is used for everyday transportation, a convenience that we take for granted. Cars almost immediately started to change society after Mr. Ford developed the mass production line. Cars became affordable and reliable. There were 2 major thing that attributed to the rise of the car in the 1920;’s 1. Cost-- The price of automobiles declined steadily until the mid-1920s so that many well-paid working families could now afford to purchase a car. The Model T Ford, for example, cost just $290 in 1926. 2. Credit-- In 1925, Americans made 75% of all automobile purchases on the installment plan. The car created a number of industries most notably the oil industry. Which is practically the only reason we are so interested in the Middle East. But cars also created a number of other industries including highway maintenince, roadside restaurants, and motels. Cars gave a new source of mobility. People in the cities started Sunday Drives into the country and country people could come into the city to shop and enjoy the attractions. The distance to work could be grater than before and cities grew beyond their former bounds. Families were also no longer confined to a small area, they could move out and find better jobs which broke up the close-knit families. Goods could be transported greater distances allowing for larger markets. The development of motorized farm implements most notably the tractor came about. Allowing for the growth of farms in size and production. In WWII the Jeep became an invaluable asset to the Allies. It was the mobility and power needed to move supplies through Europe. Both F.D.R. and Churchill listed the jeep in their reasons why the alliance won in Europe. The automobile has prompted the growth of cities by allowing for a longer commute to work. Cars have shaped our society in various methods from allowing us a new level of mobility to creating our dependence on the oil from the Middle East. They are used as a plain get to work type of vehicle or as a social symbol. It is one of the key promoters in the research of alternate sources of energy. It is thanks to the key component of a car, the internal combustion engine that we have so many other inventions including the airplane. The car has influenced so many industries that it is impossible to cover all of its effects in modern society and it will continue to change the world.
Stanley K. Schultz, “The Business Boom of the 1920s”
us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture15.html
Bruce Nash, _Modern Marvels_
It was Franklin County's first Ford dealership when in opened back in 1910 but apparently it was a short lived venture and the building was abandoned just six years later. I can find no info on what it was used for all these years but it was restored for its present use as an antique car museum in the year 2000.
I have a few photos of the exterior but the museum was closed for the Easter holiday when we were there in 2010. Lucky for me my daughter again will save the day by letting me uses some of her interior photos that she took some months prior to our visit.
Brief description of the Franklin County Garge Museum from Roadside America.