Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:49 pm
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Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:04 pm
Thanks for posting. A nice picture of a two lever.
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:25 pm
Don't know where the first picture was taken, but the type plants suggest somewhere between Barstow and Las Vegas. Or it could have been Joshua Tree Monument.
Norm
Norm
Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:38 pm
Years ago our resident Dentist, Terry Horlick posted pictures of him and “Rusty” driving on roads most would not take with a modern 4 wheeler….
Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:45 pm
John, you might be interested in a fellow who drove a 1913 T from Melbourne to Moscow
take a look at a few pix in Sudan: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/25 ... 1339397055
take a look at a few pix in Sudan: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/25 ... 1339397055
Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:44 pm
Somewhere my son has pics taken at a 4 x 4 function where they were testing the flexing ability of those you-beaut long travel shocks and springs to see how far a chassis could twist from front to rear. They thought they had it nailed, till somebody put a standard model T on the wrack, and it was way better than the 4 x 4s.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:14 am
That first picture of the RPU offroad is from this video on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUrxQmHlQRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUrxQmHlQRQ
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:33 am
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this was taken in the town I live in. Local guys foolin aroundAllan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:44 pmSomewhere my son has pics taken at a 4 x 4 function where they were testing the flexing ability of those you-beaut long travel shocks and springs to see how far a chassis could twist from front to rear. They thought they had it nailed, till somebody put a standard model T on the wrack, and it was way better than the 4 x 4s.
Allan from down under.
Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:23 am
Thanks for that Allan ! T owners who never leave the pavement or improved gravel are missing 80% of the fun if owning one. My happiest Model T memories have nearly always been on roadless trails !Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:52 pm
there are plenty of photos and videos on the interwebs…Somewhere my son has pics taken at a 4 x 4 function where they were testing the flexing ability of those you-beaut long travel shocks and springs to see how far a chassis could twist from front to rear. They thought they had it nailed, till somebody put a standard model T on the wrack, and it was way better than the 4 x 4s.
Allan from down under.
The test stops when the rear wheel touches the bottom of the ramp because that is the maximum point of axle articulation. Very few modern ultra-modifed rock crawlers can match our stock Ts in this attribute.
Eric
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:46 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:53 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:32 pm
There is a group of us in Central Oregon that like to off road out T's and put them to the test, I have included a few pictures from some of our trips.
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Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:25 pm
I've done that with a 1915 on 4-wheeler trails on the north end of Lake Tahoe and it might have been the best single day I've ever spent in a Model T.
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:16 pm
This is when you know the road is about to get interesting.
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:33 am
- Vasquez Rocks
- Old Ridge Route
- Surfing
- Holcom Valley
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 12:20 pm
I've enjoyed getting off the pavement since 1965. Rich Bingham found me my first T and we enjoyed the rough terrain.
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 1:18 pm
Here is a video of some Sierra trail driving, check the other videos on her channel. Her father took his T on the Rubicon trail in '56,57,58 and then crossed the Black Rock desert in '59. We are working on getting the 8mm film to digital for those adventures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reyEXI7fRro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reyEXI7fRro
Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:27 pm
Anyone know where to find the conversation parts?Re: Ford Model T Off-roading
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:27 am
Found this picture and figured it needs to be on the off roading thread. Haha wow!
made mention to being in Florida somewhere.