1923 Ford Model T Depot Hack

 This particular Model T was used as a Depot Hack. It was used to haul people from the train station to the hotel.

We just happened upon this neat old car running an errand at Smiths, and I just took a couple of pictures with my cell phone. I normally wouldn’t have made a post about something like that, but I learned some interesting things, and well, I am not sure where else to post it.

Quick Details:

Length: NA
Trail Type: Hope you stumble upon it, or maybe go to a car show.
Difficulty: DR1 Get out and see.
Elevation Gain: NA
Restroom: NA
Dogs? Depends where you see it.
Other Info:

To Get Here:

NA, I think I caught it while the owner was making a quick stop on the way to a car show. I found a page that listed several happening today.

The Adventure:

Pulling in to Smiths (Passenger Seat Photography (PSP)).

Parking (PSP).

We parked next to it to get a closer view.

Infor sign.

Closer.

“1923 Ford Model T Depot Hack

This car was used to haul passengers from the train station to the hotel, and as a cab. 28 horse power, 4 cylinder engine, semi automatic two speed transmission. Body is built entirely of birds eye maple with over 280 pieces of wood to complete.

2 stamps per ride”

That’s fascinating. Sadly, it does not mention which train station, or which hotel(s). If it is local, I would imagine the Salt Lake Union Pacific Depot or the Denver and Rio Grande Depot to the Peery Hotel.

The drivers side.

The front.

The sign. It says the same thing, with the 2 stamps per rider added with marker.

I wonder how much 2 stamps were?

Anyway, so here is a fascinating tidbit I learned while watching The History Channel’s Hazardous History: Station Wagons as we know them were named after these “Station Wagons” that carried passengers and/or luggage and cargo from train stations to hotels. The 1970’s/80’s Station Wagons had the faux wood paneling as a throwback to these original Station Wagons, nicknamed woodies. They were custom wooden cabs built onto Model T chassis. They were initially called Depot Hacks which is short for Hackney Carriage (what taxi cabs were then known as). And depot, because they were found by train depot’s

The hazardous part (for the 70's/80's ones) was the squeezing in a third row of seats and putting them in backwards. It only took a couple rear end accidents and deaths for that to go the way of the Dodo.

Ford logo and a really neat hood ornament.

Passenger side again.

Well, That was super neat! I am happy we got to see it and get a few pictures. Plus learn some fun stuff. 10 out of 10 squirrels.

As for difficulty, it was a get out and see for us today.

Dogs, well it depends on where you see it.