1923 Ford Model T Suspension Adjusting to Uneven Terrain, Staged in 2003

Summary

On August 5, 2003, modern Ford Model T enthusiasts demonstrated their cars' suspensions adjusting to uneven terrain on a road in Colorado's San Isabel National Forest. Ninety-five years earlier, the Model T's ability to easily traverse the nation's terrible roads helped make it more popular than other early 20th century automobiles.

On August 5, 2003, modern Ford Model T enthusiasts demonstrated their cars' suspensions adjusting to uneven terrain on a road in Colorado's San Isabel National Forest. Ninety-five years earlier, the Model T's ability to easily traverse the nation's terrible roads helped make it more popular than other early 20th century automobiles.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

05 August 2003

Creators

Boggess, Trent E. 

Creator Notes

Photographed by Trent E. Boggess

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2007.70.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Trent E. Boggess, Ph.D.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

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