Spokane Model T Club

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Chapter of the

Model T Ford Club of America

Model T Ford Club International

INLAND EMPIRE MODEL T CLUB NEWS

If you have information you would like posted or would like to contact our club, CLICK HERE to send us an email.

Upcoming events:

July 27: John Lynn's Bluegrass & BBQ in Athol, Idaho, starting at Noon. Bring a musical instrument if you play, bring a chair if you wish, please bring food to share: last names A-J bring a dessert, K-Z bring a salad or side dish. We will meet at Safeway on Trent and Argonne at 10:45 a.m. and will leave at 11:00 a.m., or travel out on your own if you prefer. The fun lasts all day. CLICK HERE for all the details.

On August 2, Nan Robison will be hosting our Annual Club Picnic Meeting, 11607 East 4th Avenue in Spokane Valley, 6 p.m. -- please do not arrive before 5:30. Burgers, hot dogs, lemonade, and water will be provided. Last names A-P please bring a salad and Q-Z please bring a dessert to share. Model T's will have premier parking spots in the back yard. CLICK HERE for more details.

On Saturday, August 10, we will be offering free Model T Rides to the public from 9 a.m. to Noon, leaving from Millwood Community Presbyterian Church. Model T Club members: Please spread the word about this event to people you know who might be interest and bring your cars out to offer rides.

CLICK HERE to see the flyer.

Our next regular monthly meeting will be on Friday, September 6 at Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m. Dinner before this meeting will be at Denny's, 6 North Pines Road in Spokane Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Watch your email for more information about our upcoming tours.

Wednesday Night Dinners will generally only be scheduled once a month unless someone has a special Wednesday they want to make plans for. Watch your email for our next Wednesday Night Dinner location.

If you have an idea for a place to have dinner, contact Ralph Brevik, or CLICK HERE to send us an email.

There are many more events on our Calendar of Events page!

Spokane Model T Club Gear is now available for purchase! Scroll down on this page for a sample and link to the entire selection.

Larry Mann’s presentation at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
“Driving Through Time: The Ford Model T”

Larry gave an excellent talk about the history of the Model T, starting with a quote:

Next to the personal computer, the Model T is perhaps

the most important single technological artifact of the

20th century.”

– W. Bernard Carlson, Professor of Science, Technology, and

Society, University of Virginia (2013)

We often don’t think about how the Model T changed life in America, which at that time was largely rural, by giving people much easier access markets and by mechanizing many farm tasks. Larry gave information about how Model T’s were used, numbers of T’s built, how their cost changed over time, and what colors they were available in – NOT all black. He showed pictures of how the Model T changed from 1908 to 1927 and of how it was presented in post cards of the time – as a vehicle that was not fancy, but that would reliably get you where you wanted to go.

He discussed how to drive a Model T, and what features it has (brakes, sort of) and does not have (heat), after which we adjourned to the parking lot at the Campbell House to show the audience these features in person on cars brought by Rick Carnegie, Nan Robison, Karma Roth, and Mark Hutchinson. Thank you, Larry, for a very interesting and fun event at the MAC.