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The first Montana 500 was held in 1961 as an endurance run from Missoula to North Dakota, and each year it is
held at a different Montana community. This is the first time it has been at Eureka, although one leg extended through Eureka in 2001 from headquarters in Kalispell. A function of the Montana Cross
Country Model T Association, and affiliate of the Model T Ford Club of America, the Montana 500 is a timed endurance run of 500 miles spread over three days. It is the only event of its kind in the nation, and
typically entrants come from half a dozen states.
Some 15 million Model T's were sold in the United States from 1908 to 1927, according to literature from the
national club, before Ford changed to the more "user friendly" Model A. Model T prices were as low as $260, and Henry Ford called it the perfect car for the common man. Well tuned Model Ts will travel in
the range of 50 MPH.
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