HURL Artifact No. |
VEH-54 |
*Denotes approximations and speculations |
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Name: |
Ford Model T |
Lost: |
Unknown |
Artifact Type: |
Automobile |
Found: |
13-Jul-13 |
Nationality: |
USA |
Dive No: |
PV-804 |
Class or Make: |
Ford Roadster Pickup |
Location: |
South Oahu |
Model: |
Model T |
Depth (m): |
538m |
Purpose: |
Transport Goods |
HURL crew: |
Kerby, Cremer |
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Serial Number: |
Unknown |
Additional Dives: |
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Built/Launched: |
Unknown |
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Length: |
*12 |
Width: |
*6 |
Height: |
*6 |
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Circumstance of Loss: |
Intentionally Disposed |
Crew Personnel/Position: |
1 Driver and 3 Passengers |
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Reason of Loss: |
*Obsolete |
Crew Survivals/Fatalities: |
n/a |
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Artifact History: |
Unknown |
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Artifact Condition: |
Vehicle is mostly just frame and firewall. The windshield frame is still present. It may be only the lower half. Some of the glass appears to be lying below in the rubble. The steering wheel is gone, but the steering column is present and looks almost in the center of the cab, possibly making it a single seat. The remnants of the wheels actually look like they are still there to the sides. The rear of the vehicle looks like it was likely a bed indicating this was a very small truck. Debris in the center may be canvas for a cab soft top. The absence of any interior or major debris from it could indicate it had a wooden seat and sides to the truck bed. Metal piece off the back could be part of a mostly wooden tail gate. It looks to be connected to a pipe like a hinge. |
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Additional Information: |
The Ford Model T pickup express woodies were made from 1914 to 1923. There are not enough details observable in the survey to determine exactly which year this one might be. This was found in an area with a large concentration of other vehicles from the 1920s and 30s. Many of these vehicles share the same position. |