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

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An American version of the Model-T ambulance

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

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An American version of the Model-T ambulance in a shell shocked town in France.

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This is an excellent picture of the American Model-T Ambulance in action somewhere near the front lines in France. As you can see, the Model T had adequate space in the back to fit up to four men as well as three men in the front, including the…

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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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Not only was the Model T an excellent candidate for an ambulance, but it also was extremely useful when it came to transporting supplies to the front line. As shown by this image, the Model T gave the army the benefit of moving larger quantities of…

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A 1913 Ford Model T still in service at a classic car exhibit as of 2013.
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