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Model Ts @ TTM 2008

Hosted by the T Fords of Texas and the Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio

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Our thanks for the snaps go to Julie Elizabeth, Pat Halpin,
Hugh Hemphill, Eddie Ortiz, Megan Pallischeck and John Stabe.

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2008 is the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Ford Model T, the vehicle that put America and the rest of the world on wheels. To celebrate this occasion the "T Fords of Texas" and the Texas Transportation Museum hosted their second annual Model T show. The event attracted 38 Model Ts, from single seat race cars to an ambulance. There were open tourers, closed coupes and sedans, speedsters, heavy duty trucks, depot hacks and even one of the first midget racers!

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The event was sponsored by the Red McCombs Automotive Group which itself is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008. Thanks to their generosity all 1,200 visitors were able to attend the show for free. The Ford Motor Company was there too, giving out really cool Model T posters and other items, plus allowing South Texans their first opportunity to see the brand new F150 truck, the best selling vehicle in America, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, almost all as the #1 truck in the country.

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We had vehicles from the Texas Air Museum located at the historic Stinson Airport and also the Shooting Star Air Museum in Castroville. The Union Pacific Railroad brought its Operation Lifesaver team to the event as did the Old Spanish Trail Association, which celebrates the 80th anniversary of the completion of the first southern transcontinental highway, from St. Augustine in Florida to San Diego, California.

One of just many Model Ts arriving at the show

Model Ts were brought by their owners from Houston, San Angelo, Austin, San Marcos, Canyon Lake, Devine, Lytle and of course, San Antonio. There would have been no show without these generous Model T enthusiasts. They were rewarded with a terrific reception by the public and a wonderful cruise downtown which involved going past the Alamo! The event got good coverage in the San Antonio Express News, KENS 5, the local CBS affiliate and also KABB 11, Fox News. Altogether the event got over sixty media "hits" and even managed to make it onto the national NBC news!

T Fords of Texas President Daniel Bratcher being interviewed

The T Fords of Texas and the Texas transportation Museum extend hearty thanks to everyone involved. A great time was had by all and, yes, we are going to do it all again next year, only bigger and better!

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