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Always better – always better read 8 Pages – February 26, 2019
Photo by Ron Pilger
Will Amundson, Jens Jensen and Erwin Troppmann (in the driver’s seat) are three of the skilled volunteers currently donating their time to keep this T and other artifacts in proper working order.
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It’s been a busy winter for the many volunteers who generously donate their time and talent to fix or provide routine maintenance to machinery and vehicles on display at
Camrose & District
Centennial Museum
The museum is home to thousands of artifacts which accurately depict the rural history of this area. One of the treasures, which has been on the receiving end of decades of combined talent and training, is the 1919 Model T that is always popular with visitors to the local Museum. Of special interest is that this was the first model year for Ford, offering buyers an electric starter and electric lights. Being addressed this off-season are the vehicle’s worn brake linings, a leaking radiator and wiring concerns. Off the assembly line, this unit (now one hundred years old), was a Ford Touring car. In the “dirty thirties” – perhaps in 1934, local ranchers Ellsworth and Edith Hills removed the rear section of the vehicle and converted the vehicle into a pick-up truck for the benefit of their ranch foreman.
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