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November '98

T n' A

Model T's aren't too dependable for long hauls. So ya gotta go with later model iron that will assure you of long legs and carefree running. We like to think about the anxiety that comes with most every chingo in a new ride, and reason that , with a cell phone and Auto Club card, ya hardly even need a spare tire, much less spare parts and tools. Even so, it's no picnic being stranded and not making tonites' target because you're waiting for the hook. That makes us adventurers to some degree, whose counterparts, of course, did it in Model T's, with no cell phones and no Auto Club rigs within "45 minutes".

THE WHOLE FAM DAMILY IS READY TO TAKE OFF

The old picture box came to mind when a roadster buddy was talking about poor tires in those days, and their apparently always having to fix a "puncture". We submit the following selected items from the Montgomery Picture Box.

Some 10 years after the new Harley Davidson at age 16, our boy is married, settled down, had a nearly new Chrysler Touring car, and the Model T SUV in the following pictures.

Mr., Mrs. and a kid or two hopped in the T in Pasadena and went to Moline Illinois and back, according to the travel record we found. A couple of the cards are shown here, too, so that we can come to appreciate everything we've got today, including tires. There is a whole column for "Punctures". One day there were 6 of them. One day in Missouri they covered 349 miles. They were just hauling ass in that depot hack!

TRIP STARTED JUNE 9, WENT UNTIL JULY 26
The first question we ask ourselves is, "How could this mug afford to be gone for 6 weeks?" He was not afraid of a little hardship - and neither was the Little Woman.

That hack didn't have roll-up windows, A/C, heat or much else, except crappy tires and a thirst for oil. I would go today (with phone) if they'd let me.

Visualize the scenery of a 1926 U.S of A.

CAMPED IN THE PETRIFIED FOREST

The Horseless Carriage Clubs, and T Clubs go on tour in scenic out of the way places, where slower paces are not a hazard. The hottest of them cruise at 45. Most putt lots slower.

But it is cruisin' just the same. In slow motion. They are heightening the senses with the looks, sounds and smells of the countryside; they are concerned with (glorying in) the sounds, condition, maintenance and use of the running gear. They probably know everything there is to know about their particular piece of brass. And I am sure they are mentally transcending these balled-up times, and acting out . Nothing wrong with that, is there? Maybe some of them carry a phone?

JUNE 13 - 6 PUNCTURES

So it is with the Montgomery people in 1926. What are they acting out? Ponce de Leon? Lewis & Clark? Buffalo Bill? The photo box shows that they did not get their fill, even into the 50's. Who the hell are these folks?

POPS CHECKING THE PERCOLATOR

ART DEPARTMENT

Peter sent another group of shots for our next few Art Department entries. I don't know how he does it. The shots are of Terry Stokers' Deuce Tudor on the Salt and I don't know how the hell he does it. This primered car image is as pleasing to scan as any painted car I have ever seen. The reaction is probably influenced by nostalgia but it is more than that. It is texture, subject, composition..........I don't know what all that means, but it's difficult to draw the eye away from these prints. In his words.... Peter Vincent, Photographer:

"Saw this flat black Hemi powered '32 2-dr at Muroc this year, but could never catch up with it. I finally ran into it at the 50 Year Reunion at Bonneville in August. The car is owned by Terry Stoker and he used to have another car that attracted my attention more than once. I keep getting pulled in by cars that have an 'edgy/nasty' look to them. This one looked great out on the salt and it was but one of many that were there this year. Bonneville is a good thing, and this year was special because of the 50 year milestone. I can't believe I missed seeing Mark Morton out there, but it is spread out."

BOOK REPORT

FORD HOT RODS by Dain Gingerelli

96-pages
83 color and 3 black-and-white photographs
Author's Collection Edition: $25
Soft- bound Edition: $12.95

FORD HOT RODS, by Dain Gingerelli, is a book written especially for enthusiasts who enjoy traditional-style hot rods. The book's chapters are devoted expressly to the following Ford models: Model T, Model A, 1932, and 1933-40. All chapters and sidebars are illustrated with high-quality color photographs, accompanied by text that chronicles the evolution of these early Ford models.

FORD HOT RODS is available in either soft-bound or hard-bound editions. The standard soft-bound retails for $12,95 (Include $5 shipping and handling; Calif. residents add $1 state sales tax), and is available from the author, or can be ordered from MBI Publishing (800/826-6600). A limited number (250) hard-bound copies were printed, and are available exclusively from the author as Author's Collector Editions. Each A.C.E. is serialized, and signed and dated by the author to verify its authenticity. A.C.E. copies retail for $25 (include $5 shipping and handling; Calif. residents add $1.94 sales tax).

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