Cross country in a T

They did it right; sticking to dirt roads as much as possible.
I wonder what Henry thought of the trip? Did he approve, or use this as another opportunity to belittle his son?
 
Good question. He was pretty young then. A good publicity stunt and promoting the T, which was Henry's real baby.
 
If you are fascinated by things like this, there is another story that is a must read.

The book is called 'The Ford Tramps' and I believe the author is a man named Severson. It is his story of a trip that he and a friend of his took, I believe in 1922 when they graduated from school. The book is pretty much written from a diary that they kept, while travelling the US in a used Model T they had jointly purchased. It was their intention to travel through all the states that form the border of the U.S. beginning from their home in northern Wisconsin. It gives details of their travels, the places where they worked part time along the way to fund their trip, and at the end, the surviving man, Mr.Severson, retraced the route in the 1990's with his son and noted the changes in the places they had seen and worked decades ago. A very interesting read, and I believe it would make a great movie or documentary, though a persons imagination is able to conjure up some vivid images from the details provided in the story. Copies can probably be found on Amazon.com

Best Regards,

Stew Masche
 
Stew Masche said:
If you are fascinated by things like this, there is another story that is a must read.

The book is called 'The Ford Tramps' and I believe the author is a man named Severson. It is his story of a trip that he and a friend of his took, I believe in 1922 when they graduated from school. The book is pretty much written from a diary that they kept, while travelling the US in a used Model T they had jointly purchased. It was their intention to travel through all the states that form the border of the U.S. beginning from their home in northern Wisconsin. It gives details of their travels, the places where they worked part time along the way to fund their trip, and at the end, the surviving man, Mr.Severson, retraced the route in the 1990's with his son and noted the changes in the places they had seen and worked decades ago. A very interesting read, and I believe it would make a great movie or documentary, though a persons imagination is able to conjure up some vivid images from the details provided in the story. Copies can probably be found on Amazon.com

Best Regards,

Stew Masche
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I just bought this book and cat put it down !!! Good T story for sure , my wife has even picked it up and read some as well. I am almost done , its suggested reading for car guys!!!!!
 
I just finished reading "The Ford Tramps" also-a very enjoyable book. I was surprised at how clueless the two young men were about how their car operated, and yet they set out on this difficult journey. It seems like the trip was almost over before they bothered to consult the owners manual over a problem. The relatively costly gasoline was interesting, too-food could be had for pennies, but gas was sometimes 40 cents a gallon. They sure had the head and the oil pan off frequently,too!
 
I'll have to see if the car is still there and check it out. It is the 100th anniversary of
the 1915 Panama Exposition, Ford was assembling Model T's at the Exposition.
 
Not really the same sort of trip, but March next year I intend to drive my 221 V8 flathead powered '27 T Tudor Hot Rod from my home in Queensland to Busselton Western Australia for the Street Rod Nationals. The trip will be via South Australia and will cover around 2,950 miles (4748 kilometers). The return trip will be via Darwin in the Northern Territory and will include a side trip to Ayers Rock in the center of Australia. This leg of the trip will be around 5,912 miles (9,515 K's). A total of 8,862 miles (14,263 K's). We plan to be on the road for around 25 days, although the trip is going to take a bit longer in total. I am looking forward to the trip so much, not sure I can say the same about my travelling partner, who really isn't a Hot Rod Girl.
 
that is great! that Aussie trip sounds very interesting too. Hope you take lots of pics and possibly video.
 
It would be a lot more interesting if the car was a Model T. You have a hot rod, neat stuff to you perhaps, but not a T any more.

grazza said:
Not really the same sort of trip, but March next year I intend to drive my 221 V8 flathead powered '27 T Tudor Hot Rod from my home in Queensland to Busselton Western Australia for the Street Rod Nationals. The trip will be via South Australia and will cover around 2,950 miles (4748 kilometers). The return trip will be via Darwin in the Northern Territory and will include a side trip to Ayers Rock in the center of Australia. This leg of the trip will be around 5,912 miles (9,515 K's). A total of 8,862 miles (14,263 K's). We plan to be on the road for around 25 days, although the trip is going to take a bit longer in total. I am looking forward to the trip so much, not sure I can say the same about my travelling partner, who really isn't a Hot Rod Girl.
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