Tin Lizzies

The town of Owatonna, Minnesota hosted the Model T Ford Club’s International 68^th Annual Tour last week.

I don’t know how they choose a location each year, but special events are planned all week for the club, wherever they end up. 

The town hosts an evening for the club to display their Model T’s, also known as Tin Lizzies. The cars lined up on Broadway Street in Owatonna, for folks to come and ooh and aah over the classic cars. Most were refurbished and shiny, others had their original patina.

I learned Model T’s were made from 1909 – 1927. They do not all look alike. There were various body styles made, such as sedans, coupes, touring cars and roadsters, plus others.

Cedar Avenue, in downtown Owatonna, was closed off to vehicle traffic that evening. Many market booths and food trucks lined the street. There was a band in Central Park, at the end of Cedar Avenue, where we set up chairs under a shade tree which offered relief on the hot and humid evening. We listened to the music and ate our food we ordered food from a food truck. Later, we found our way to the ice cream shop…

The cars were fun to look at. I took a few photos of the ones I liked best, not knowing anything about them. But I do know, there was a proud owner for each car on display.