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Ford Model T Tour of San Antonio's historic missions

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Mobility Fires The Imagination

Efforts to restore San Antonio's historic missions began in earnest in the early 20th century. Access to automobiles and buses allowed more people to visit them and recognize that San Antonio's missions, which had slid into disuse and decay, were national treasures that needed to be restored and revitalized. To commemorate these visionary conservation pioneers, the "T Fords of Texas," in partnership with the National Park Service and "Los Compadres," the volunteer organization dedicated to helping the NPS maintain and improve these historically significant compounds, made a tour of Mission Concepcion, Mission San Juan, Mission Espada and Mission San Jose at the beginning of the 21st centrury. This is both to salute all the work done so far to preserve these amazing structures and a reminder that it is now our turn to keep the missions alive for another 300 years, and more.

Date for Model T Mission Cruise 2010 - Saturday November 6

Scroll to bottom of page for links to "Los Compadres, " The National Park Service in San Antonio, the
"T Fords of Texas" and a 2009 newspaper report of the day's events, complete with a slide show of with more images.

Click on thumbnails to enlarge snaps of the 2009 tour.