For a decade she was queen, then newer models appeared, and dealers found a plethora of trade-ins cluttering their parking lots. She negotiated roads and dugways with chugging stamina and ushered in an era of easy travel. The Model T, darling of county roads and affectionately called “Jitney” or “tin lizzie,” won the hearts of America when she appeared soon after the turn of the century, bringing prestige and pleasure to owners in small towns and cities alike. Picture courtesy of Wendell Fuhriman for the Lucille Croft story. There were roller bars “afore and aft” as a safety feature. They traveled to matches at the Preston Round-Up, Franklin Idaho Days, and Soda Springs. Leith Corbridge, “a true polo nut”, Preston, and Wendell Fuhriman, Franklin (right) in their polo car. Stripped down, it became the power for Jitney Polo. Ford, provided a fertile field for experiment. The advent of the automobile, especially the Model T. In the early 1920s, amusements were largely homemade, and imagination and ingenuity fathered many unique and exciting diversions.
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