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Claire

I’m hoping this post might go out in email.  I’ve been messing with the settings and plugins to get the posts to email but so far I’ve not had much luck.  I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

The other fun fact we learned at the Model T show was that from 1909 – 1916 the Model T came in 2 widths.  There was the regular width car and then there was the Southern Wide Track version.  You see back in the wagon days, the south used a larger gauge for both wagon wheels and trains.  The trains converted in 1886 to the English width (that the North was using) but many of the dirt roads consisted of ruts that the wagons made.  In order to accommodate cars running on these roads, Ford made Model T’s that fit this width.  It was 4 inches wider than the regular car.

While I was in Lenoir – where my mom lives, we went to visit my great aunt (my granddad’s half sister).  She is now 100 but was 8 when my granddad took the trip.  She remembers him coming home and being excited about it and talking about the girls he met.  She loved the pictures we showed her and then told us stories about how bad a driver my great granddad (her dad) was.  They were funny.  One example is he used to forget to put on the brakes and instead yell whoa.  Of course the car would not stop.

The 1920 Model T we found that is the most like Granddads

The back of the 1920 Model T

Well I’m back from all my trips and now will start working on the website and trip again.  Last week my 2 sisters ( Susan and Pam) and I went up to the Model T show in Boone NC.

We had a blast.  There were hundreds of Model T’s.  We did find 3 1920 versions of the car and were able to take pictures and talk with the owners of 2 of the cars.

The first one is owned by Alice Cameron.   This car was the most like the one my granddad drove.   The other owner owned a Canadian version of the Model T.   So, what is the difference, the US version of the Model T is a 3 door car.  The “door” on the side of the steering wheel does not open.  It’s just a bend in the metal.  Alternatively, the Canadian version is a 4 door car.  They made it 4 door so that the steering wheel could be mounted to either side of the car so that it could be driven on the left side of the road.

I loved learning a new fact.  The blog later this week will contain another Model T fact that we learned at the show.  All and all the show was great, the cars were wonderful, the people there loved their cars and loved to tell you about the cars and trips they have taken.  I’m so glad we were able to attend.

Susan, Pam and Claire, (L to R) the 3 sisters in the Canadian Model T

Look at all the cars.