| EVENT:. | Ford Centennial Exhibit |
| SPONSOR:. | Seattle Museum of History and Industry |
| DATE:. | January 10, 2004 |
| LOCATION:. | Seattle, Washington |
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By Bill Herbert About 30 Cascade Cougar Club members, plus several guests, attended the tour of the Ford Centennial exhibit at the Seattle Museum of History and Industry on January 10. The exhibit, which focused on Ford's involvement in Seattle, featured antique and classic cars, plus historic photos. Many of us were unaware of Ford's extensive involvement in the Puget Sound area, dating from 1913 to the 1930s. |
| CCC members and guests embark on their tour of the Ford Centennial exhibit at the Seattle Museum of History and Industry. |  |
| Ford built an assembly plant near Lake Union at which Model Ts were manufactured and shipped to buyers/dealers throughout the northwest and Alaska. The first Seattle Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1914, and production continued at the original location for the remainder of the Model T run. |
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Focusing on more than a decade and a half of Ford production in the Puget Sound area, the Ford Centennial exhibit explored a little known aspect of blue oval history. |
| In 1932, Ford opened a plant at a 32-acre site on the Duwamish, but only assembled 2,000 cars there before shutting it down when the Great Depression softened demand. That plant was sold to the Federal Government in 1942. |
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CCC members admire a 1914 Model T Speedster of the type manufactured at Ford's Lake Union plant. |
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Cars in the Centennial exhibit included an original 1912 Model T, 1914 T Speedster, 1931 Model A, 1931 Model A truck, 1947 Sportsman, 1950 Convertible, 1953 F-100, 1957 T-Bird (owned by Jeanie McCain), 1959 Skyliner, and a '65 Mustang. |
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Among the interesting cars on exhibit were a pair of post-war ragtops: a 1947 Sportsman "woodie" convertible (right) and a 1850 convertible (left). |
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After the tour, most of the group met for lunch at a nearby restaurant. It was an enjoyable outing. |
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Cascade Cougar Club members and guests had an opportunity to discuss all they'd seen at the exhibit over lunch. |
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