Model T Ford Ambulance.
Really old photo showing a Ford T (with passenger) parked outside a smart American home.
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I've got two possible theories about this image - first is that this picture was taken in 1920s America. It shows a Model T Ford commercial parked at the side of a road, facing another old van - possibly also a Tin Lizzie although the wheels are slightly different in pattern, and the wings, or 'fenders', a different shape.
Just visible on the rear body of the Model T is a red cross, which suggests that this was an ambulance of some kind. Also note the two spare tyres ('tires') strapped to the side, just behind the passenger - in those days you had to remove the tyre from the rim if you had a puncture, and fit a replacement cover.
My second theory is this - I did half wonder if this Ford was in fact photographed in France during the WW1 era, and the ambulance in use by the military (I've had a close look at the picture with a magnifying glass and there may be some numbers - beginning 25... - stencilled onto the bonnet, or 'hood'), but I've no evidence either way to prove or disprove this slight possibility. Did Model Ts serve in military use during the First World War? all input welcomed.
Photographs of some Model T Ford vans can be viewed here, and various saloons and tourers here.
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