This full-size sculpture of a 1903 Model A Ford, composed primarily of wood,
was built by
Gary 0. Russeth in 1997. Initial planning began
in 1996 after some basic information was
received from the Henry Ford Museum and
the Green Village research center of Dearborn,
MI, and from Leonard Votroubek
of Cedar Rapids, IA. Completed, the car stands as over
2,000 hand-sculpted parts.
Facts
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The Model A Ford has a 2-cylinder, opposed, underseat engine of only 8 FIP.
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This car (along with the 1903 Cadillac which Henry Ford had designed earlier) was
the first in America to have a steering wheel instead of a tiller bar.
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In 1903, 1708 Model A Ford's were made one at a time; assembly lines came a few years
later.
> Two engines were offered, 8 HP or 10 HP, which could reach speeds
of thirty miles per hour.
This was fast for a vehicle similar to a buggy!
About
the Builder
Gary 0. Russeth has had a
life-long love for cars and the art of design they hold.
This love became apparent
in the first car models he carved at the age of thirteen
and has continued in
artistic endeavors throughout the years.
THE MAKING
