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The Ford Model T No. 2 was the first vehicle to cross the finish line
From left: driver Bert Scott and mechanic James Smith were in the second car to arrive in Seattle, Washington and ultimately win the race.
On June 23, 1909, a Ford automobile arrived in Seattle from New York City in 23 days flat, completing one of the very early transcontinental automobile races across North America. This Model T Ford arrives first but is later disqualified because the drivers changed the axle during the race. The winner, the second to arrive, is a Shawmut. The race was part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (A-Y-P).
Initially as many as 35 autos were entered in the race, but when it started in New York City on June 1, 1909, at 3:00 p.m., the exact moment that President Taft officially opened the race, only six vehicles crossed the start line. They were an Itala, Shawmut, Acme, Stearns, and two Model T Fords.