Boothbay Railway Village presents a Free Presentation

Saturday, April 14, at 1:30PM

Speakers’ Program at the Boothbay Railway Village

How to Start & Drive a Model T Ford

On Saturday April 14, at 1:30PM the Boothbay Railway Village will host its fifth in a series of speaker programs for this season. Admission is free to all for this most interesting presentation entitled “How to Start & Drive a Model T Ford”

The Model T Ford was built from 1908 to 1927. Often considered the car that put America on the road, because of the affordability and ease of operation. The later we will discuss during the course of this talk.

Included in the presentation will be vintage images and rare film of the Ford factory and a Model T Ford in action. Also there will be a narrated video showing the exact tasks needed to start and the unique technique used to drive the Tin Lizzie.

Museum director, Bob Ryan will be hosting the presentation. He has been driving Model T Fords for over 30 years. There will be plenty of time for questions during and at the conclusion of the talk.

Those who attend this talk will be eligible to sign up for a “Hands-On” driving course to be given later in the spring. There will be a modest fee for this hands-on course. Attending the talk is a prerequisite for signing up for the driving course and the museum will offer handouts with basic instructions for starting and driving the fabulous Model T Ford. The museum will be using its 1917 Ford Touring and its 1922 Ford Depot Hack as instruction vehicles during the course.

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