Today's post is all about Model T Fords.
As we drove through Kanab Utah we noticed that Main Street was blocked off and full to overflowing with old cars. We found a place to park and walked back to check it out.
Turns out it was the Model T Ford Club International's 57th annual summer tour outing. There were 187 cars in attendance and all but a handful were some form of Ford Model T, there was a Hudson touring car labeled as a Model T on steroids and a couple of Model A's. Some of the cars were extremely well detailed and some were not quite so slick.
They were having a hood ornament / radiator cap contest so there were some very unusual ones on display.
Between October of 1908 and May of 1927, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company produced about 14.7 million Model T's in several various configurations (excluding Canadian built vehicles), here are a few examples, plus a few modified by their owners to suit their needs and tastes. It should be noted that Henry Ford was said to have told folks they could have their car any color they wanted as long as they wanted black. In reality his reason for insisting on black for many years, was that black dried faster than other colors so it was the quickest color to get through the assembly line.
This one was a very well done gray and black four door sedan.
This is a very well done maroon and black four door touring car.
This is a very nice maroon and black roadster pickup.
This was a very nice red and black roadster pickup with a matching pop-up tent camper with matching wood spoke wheels.
This red speedster was my favorite of the speedster cars. These were not production vehicles, but over the years, some folks modified their Model T's to get more of a sports car feel.
This very pretty navy blue four door touring car didn't actually have any front doors, probably a very early model which are sometimes referred to as horseless carriages.
This was one of the nicest two door roadsters that I saw. Lots of polished brass and very well detailed all around.
This was probably the nicest two door roadster which was also closest to the way it left the factory, the right color, the right wheels etc.
This is a very attractive four door touring car with interesting all white tires.
