Ford Model TT
| Ford Model TT | ||
|---|---|---|
Curb weight Varied by body style | | |
| Chronology | ||
| Successor | Ford Model AA | |
The Ford Model TT is a truck made by Ford. It was based on the Ford Model T, but with a longer wheelbase, and a heavier frame and rear axle, giving it a rating of 1 short ton (0.91 t).
Production
When the first three units were produced in 1917, the Model TT was sold as a chassis with the buyer supplying a body. The price was $600. Starting in 1924, the truck was available with a factory-produced body. By 1926 the price had dropped to $325.[1] In 1925, a hand-operated windshield wiper was added.[2]
Military production
In his World Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles, author Pat Ware writes that: "During World War I, the Model T was ... standardized in the "light" class. The first truck, using a long-wheelbase chassis designated Model TT, was launched in 1917. Although Ford ... was a pacifist, he was ... happy to supply the US Army with more than 12,000 of these vehicles,..."[3] and: "There was no civilian production of the Model Ts between 1917 and 1918."
Further on, Ware writes: "The Model T was widely used by the US and British armies during World War I as a staff car, ambulance, van and cargo truck, even as an artillery tractor, for which application the truck was fitted with twinned rear tyres."[3] Many remained in service into the 1930s.
Below are the numbers of Model T trucks produced each year, not including Canadian production.[4]
| Year | Production |
|---|---|
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 41,105 |
| 1919 | 70,816 |
| 1920 | 53,787 |
| 1921 | 64,796 |
| 1922 | 154,039 |
| 1923 | 246,817 |
| 1924 | 259,118 |
| 1925 | 306,434 |
| 1926 | 213,914 |
| 1927 | 74,335 |
Drivetrain
The rear axle of the TT has a
The Model TT was very durable for the time, but slow when compared to other trucks.[5] With standard gearing, a speed of not more than 15 mph (24 km/h) was recommended, and with special gearing, a speed of not more than 22 mph (35 km/h) was recommended.[6] Standard worm gear ratio is 7.25:1, and special gearing gives a ratio of 5.17:1. Because of this, accessory catalogs offered items to help give the Model TT more power.[7]
It was replaced by the Ford Model AA truck in 1928.[8]
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1926 Model TT tank truck -
Ford TT used as a bus in Skanör, Sweden in 1920 -
Blue Bird school bus built on a 1927 Ford Model TT
See also
References
- ^ a b Gunnell 2003, p. 6.
- ^ Gunnell 2003, p. 37.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7548-2052-9.
- ^ "Ford Production". Model T Ford Club of America. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "1924 Ford Model T Truck". Texas Transportation Museum. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "1923 Ford Dealers Data Book". Model T Ford Club of America. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ISBN 978-0-7603-2728-9.
- ^ Gunnell 2003, pp. 40–41.
Bibliography
Gunnell, John A. (2003). Standard Catalog of American Light-Duty Trucks. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications.
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