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from Georgia Tech is the name
of the official mascot of the student body at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Ramblin' Wreck is a 1930
Ford Model A Sports coupe and it embod-
ies the spirit, tradition, and passion of the Tech student body. The
Wreck is present at all major sporting events and student body functions. Its most noticeable role is leading
the football team onto Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, a duty which the Wreck has performed since
1961. The Ramblin' Wreck is mechanically and financially maintained on campus by students in the Ramblin'
Reck Club.
The first "mechanical mascot" at Georgia Tech was a 1914 Ford Model T owned by Dean
Floyd Field. Field drove the car to and from class every day from 1916 until 1929.[2] The vehicle was
distinguished by its metallic black paint job and a large black box fastened to the rear end by a buggy
wheel hoop. The black box's contents were never revealed to the student body and the box became part
of the mystique of the Old Ford.[3]. |
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