Ford Model T Truck Converted to Snowmobile, 1926
THF131134 / Ford Model T Truck Converted to Snowmobile, 1926
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Artifact Overview
The Model T's rugged simplicity allowed it to be adapted to any number of uses. One inventive owner customized this Model T truck, replacing the standard wheels with caterpillar tracks and skis for operating in snowy or icy conditions.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
16 February 1926
Subject Date
16 February 1926
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.45926
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: 11 in
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Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.