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Model Ts @ TTM

Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

FREE ADMISSION & PARKING

Train rides extra

Food, snacks & drinks available

All regular museum activities will be available during "Model Ts @ TTM." There will be scheduled train rides every 45 minutes beginning at 12:00 Noon. Both the indoor HO model train layout and the outdoor "G" scale garden model railroad will be in operation.

Come on out with your family and experience
history coming alive before your very eyes!

Here are just a few snaps of some Model Ts at TTM. Expect many, many more on the big day.

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1924 Ford Model TT truck 1926 Ford Model T enclosed sedan

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1926 Model Ford T pick-up / runabout 1926 Ford Model T open sedan

For pictures of the 2007 "Model Ts @ TTM" event, click:

"Model Ts @ TTM, 2007

What makes the Ford Model T so special?

The Ford Model T was introduced in 1908. Over its nineteen year production run over 15 million vehicles were built in a staggering variety of body styles. There were open and closed coupes and sedans, light and heavy duty trucks, ambulances and depot hacks. In 192 half the vehicles in the world were Model Ts. There were 36 factories in the USA alone, with more in Europe and even Australia. This is truly the car that put the world on wheels.

The Model T is often called the "Tin Lizzie" or the "Flivver." It was easy to build, operate and maintain. Built for unpaved roads, it was rugged yet inexpensive. The Model T put motoring within the reach of the everybody, not just the wealthy.

At "Model Ts @ TTM" the cars will break free from behind the velvet rope, where you see them at most museums. You will be able to experience these great vehicles running around the museum's unpaved roads, just like those that existed back in 1908 when the Ford Model T was first introduced.

Want to bring your Model T to the event?

Being a part of this show couldn't be easier. There is no entrance fee, no registration form to fill out. You don't have to be at the show all day on both days. Showing up a wee bit late or leaving early will not be a problem. You can leave your Model T and trailer over at the museum overnight. There will be a free barbeque on Saturday evening for all show participants plus Ford Motor Company will be handing out unique 100th anniversary lapel pins, one per Model T, so having an idea of how many people to expect would be appreciated.

Please call or e-mail to let us know us know if you would like to attend or have any questions. You can call museum manager and T Fords of Texas member Hugh Hemphill at (210) 394-0483 or e-mail him by clicking Model Ts @ TTM

Sneak preview of the all new 2009 Ford F150!

Ford Motor Company will be presenting its new from the ground up 2009 F150 truck at this
event, exactly 100 hundred years after the introduction of the world changing Model T !!!

This event is sponsored in part by the Red McCombs Automotive Group

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