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Texas Transportation Museum and "Ford Ts of Texas"

are proud to announce the third annual

Model Ts @ TTM

Saturday & Sunday, April 4 & 5, 2009, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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

For classic old Fords come visit the Texas Transportation Museum,
For exciting new Fords, better see Red !

With the support of San Antonio's most succsessful transportation entrepreneur, Red McCombs, we are delighted to announce that admission to see MODEL Ts @ TTM will be free, as will parking. We are actively seeking further support that will enable us to provide free admission to the entire museum, including train rides. Once we have these sponosrs in place we will announce ot as soon as possible. Watch this space!

We are so proud to announce that San Antonio's very own Special Olympians will be joining us on Saturday April 4. The museum has been partnering with these wonderful athletes for years in the annual Fiesta Flambeau parades where our float won a prize in 2008. This is the first time this group will be a part of one of major events at the museum. We invite you to bring donations of new sprting related items, such s running shoes, tennis racquets, baseball bats, basket balls, even swim goggles, so these gifted athletes can continue to bring glory to San Antonio at the many sports they compete in.

For more informaion about the Special Olympics in Texas, click: SPECIAL OLYMPICS

MODEL Ts @ TTM invlolves dozen of Model Ts of all types, open 2 and 4 door tourers, closed coupes and sedans, light and heavy duty trucks, ambulances, depot hacks and even single and two seat race cars spanning the nineteen years this ground breaking vehicle was in production. No other vehicle ever did so much to put America and the rest of the world on wheels.

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 2008 "Model Ts @ TTM" event, click: "Model Ts @ TTM, 2008

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

The T Fords of Texas will be providing rides in their cars for a small donation on both days. The two highlights of the event will be a convoy of Model Ts bringing the Special Olympics athletes from a nearby athletic center to the museum around 11:00 AM. The following day there will be a cruise downtown along Broadway and back to the museum past the Alamo. The vehicles will leave around 10:30 AM and return around noon. However, there will still be plenty of Model Ts to see at the museum before the spectacular return of up to thirty Model Ts of all types through the museum gates. It is certainly a sight to behold!

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. Regular museum admissions are

Adult : $8.00
Children under 12 ; $5:00
Family Special - 2 adults and up to 5 children under 12 : $22.00

Food, snacks & drinks will be available throught the show

FREE PARKING ALWAYS!!!

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. You are cordially invited to take part in both the convy to pick up the Special Olympians from an athletic center near the museum on Saturday and the downtown cruise past the Alamo on Sunday. In other words, just bring your Tin Lizzie and get to meet hundreds of fellow Model T enthusiasts!

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

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.

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

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