1911 Ford Model T Truck with Smith Form-a-Truck Unit
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August C. Freuhauf and Otto Neumann fashioned this pioneering semi-trailer truck for Detroit lumber dealer Frederic Sibley in 1914. The Model T roadster was fitted with an aftermarket Smith "Form-a-Truck" frame kit, and a separate trailer was built and attached with a special hitch. The successful vehicle inspired the formation of Freuhauf Trailer Company in 1918.
August C. Freuhauf and Otto Neumann fashioned this pioneering semi-trailer truck for Detroit lumber dealer Frederic Sibley in 1914. The Model T roadster was fitted with an aftermarket Smith "Form-a-Truck" frame kit, and a separate trailer was built and attached with a special hitch. The successful vehicle inspired the formation of Freuhauf Trailer Company in 1918.
Artifact
Truck
Date Made
1911
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Chassis made by Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan; conversion unit by Smith Form-a-Truck Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
52.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Brass (Alloy)
Technique
Customizing
Color
Black (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 61 in
Width: 60 in
Length: 161 in
Wheelbase: 124 in
Inscriptions
Radiator, step plates, running boards: FORD Rear hubs: SMITH / FORM-A-TRUCK / CO / CHICAGO Plate on rear marked: THE PURCHASER OF THIS FORD CAR / NO.90079 / etc. / MANUFACTURED BY / FORD MOTOR COMPANY / DETROIT, MICH.
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