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U.S. soldier Gustav Starkenman poses for a picture in the Model T ambulance. Drivers were very valuable and very much needed in the war. Not very many people knew how to drive, let alone drive through land riddled with craters and rubble.

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A Ford Model T looses control and ends up off the road. Despite this initial setback, it started up as good as ever once tipped upright.

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1913 Model T Ford takes a couple off on their honeymoon.

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A story told of the Model T after an accident

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Cars weren't the only things needed on the front. Armies also needed skilled drivers and mechanics to operate the vehicles.

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The patrol version of the Model T in the Libyan Desert, featuring double tires for improved traction in the sand.

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The 3 ton Packard truck

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A previous alternative to the Model-T and other vehicles of the Great War

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The Ford Model T Field Ambulance (1916 canvas on wood frame model) was used extensively by the British & French as well as the American Expeditionary Force in The Great War. Top speed 45mph from a 4 cylinder water cooled engine.
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