05/31/2026
What is 100 years old (or older), goes 140 miles on 5 gallons of gas, celebrates by sipping wine, and then watches the San Antonio Spurs take home the big win? That would be the San Antonio Model T Ford club! They toured the Keystone Star Hotel, the Merritt Roman rock collection, the grounds of the Adelphia, the beautiful homes on West 3rd and 4th Street, motored around Hancock Park, wandered through the car collection at Lampasas Auto Company, enjoyed tacos at the Pavilion in Campbell Park, and filled up their cars at HEB to be ready for Saturday.
At 10:00 a.m., thirteen cars over 100 years old and two "newer" cars that were only 95 years old, drove to San Saba for lunch at Pecan House Grill, then over to the Regency Bridge for photos, back on 580 to Stoneledge Winery to celebrate, and then to Alamo Coffee to watch the Spurs game that evening. Sunday was breakfast at the Keystone and photo ops at the Santa Fe Depot and the Courthouse. On lookers of all ages waved and took photos as the procession made its way along the route at a "blistering" 35 mph top speed.
All in all, they spent two nights in Lampasas hotels (some spent three nights), bought local gas, ate dinner in Lampasas, enjoyed coffee and beer at Alamo Coffee (not at the same time), breakfast tacos from Storms, and all left with smiles on their faces after having a blast with no casualties. Ok, there was one small hiccup. The 1926 Model T Roadster from the museum decided it didn't need it's muffler after the first 10 miles. Other than sounding like a circus ride, it made the full tour without any further problems.
