Photos: 1924 Model T Ford makes pit stop in Cedar Rapids on cross country road trip

A 1924 Model T Ford with the Museum of American Speed stopped in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 during its coast-to-coast trip from New York to San Francisco on the Lincoln Highway. The car is traveling across the country to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ten-millionth Model T Ford.

Savannah Blake

Jun. 12, 2024 6:22 pm

Driver and Museum of American Speed volunteer Mike Vaughn of Lincoln, Nebraska moves a gear to show Mike Stepanek of Cedar Rapids the movement in the engine while checking out the 1924 Model T Ford during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. After completing the New York to San Francisco trip, the car will permanently reside in Lincoln, Nebraska at the museum. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Rendahl Cady of Cedar Rapids, left, talks with his son Jerimiah Cady of Palo while checking out the Museum of American Speed 1924 Model T Ford during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members and Museum of American Speed volunteers talk with each other while checking out the 1924 Model T Ford during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The car started its journey in New York and will end in San Francisco. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A Sea to Sea plaque sits on the drivers side of the 1924 Model T Ford during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Model T co-driver Mike Bender of Tulsa talk with Cedar Rapids local Randahl Cady about the car during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The road trip is put on by the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ten-millionth Model T Ford. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

AAA insurance agent Kenan Kantarevic of Cedar Rapids shows his daughter, Ella Kantarevic, 3, the inside of the 1924 Model T Ford during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The road trip is taken in honor of the 100th anniversary of the ten-millionth Model T Ford. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The 1924 Model T Ford sits out on display during a stop along the Lincoln Highway for the Sea to Sea in a Model T cross country road trip at AAA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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