Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive

IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA

ARCHIVE
HOME DEEP-SEA ANIMAL GUIDE WEB MAP PORTAL DATA DOWNLOADS MARITIME HERITAGE HURL OPERATIONS PARTNERS AND PORTALS ☰

Go to main page

VEH-54: Ford Model T Express

Historic photo: 1919 Ford model T pickup

Historic photo: 1923 Ford model T express pickup

HURL Artifact No.	VEH-54	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	Ford Model T	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Automobile	Found:	13-Jul-2013
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
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	Unknown

Length:	*12
Width:	*6
Height:	*6



Circumstance of Loss:	Intentionally Disposed	Crew Personnel/Position:	1 Driver and 3 Passengers

Reason of Loss:	*Obsolete	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	Unknown

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.

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.

Data Download