Ford Model T Race Cars during the New York to Seattle Transcontinental Race, June 1909
THF116451 / Ford Model T Race Cars during the New York to Seattle Transcontinental Race, June 1909
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Artifact Overview
These Ford Model Ts are headed from New York to Seattle in America's first transcontinental race. Six cars battled over 4,106 miles of bad roads, trails, and wilderness. The Model Ts took first and third (though one was later disqualified for an illegal mid-race axle change), illustrating their hardy ability to surmount deep ruts, big rocks, and muddy terrain.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
June 1909
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.72501
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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