Ford Model T One Ton Truck Hauling Water Bottles, 1919
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Ford Motor Company built its first one-ton Model TT trucks in July 1917. These trucks were based on the Model T automobile, but with reinforced chassis, worm-gear drives, dual brake systems, and solid rubber tires. Ford's trucks used the same four-cylinder, 20-horsepower engine as its cars. The factory price for a 1919 Ford TT chassis was $600.
Ford Motor Company built its first one-ton Model TT trucks in July 1917. These trucks were based on the Model T automobile, but with reinforced chassis, worm-gear drives, dual brake systems, and solid rubber tires. Ford's trucks used the same four-cylinder, 20-horsepower engine as its cars. The factory price for a 1919 Ford TT chassis was $600.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 June 1919
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.26911
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.875 in
Inscriptions
Hand printed in image on front lower edge: ONE TON TRUCK / WATER WAGON-1 26911 6-11-19
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