Steve and Jill Ellis of Ocala recently organized and hosted a Florida Coast to Coast Tour for owners and lovers of Model T Fords, which included trips in century old cars around scenic Marion County and to several other sites.
“Model T Ford cars are durable, 100-year-old cars. No A/C or power steering,” Steve Ellis commented.
More than 20 Model T owners from around the U.S., many members of the Model T Ford Club of America, and even a couple from Ireland, made the Florida Coast to Coast Tour, according to Ellis, past president of the club. He said the model years of cars in the tour this year ranged from 1909 to 1927. He and his wife made the tour in a 1920 “T.”…