Ramblin' Wreck

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The Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech is the 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe that serves as the official mechanical mascot of the student body at Georgia Tech. The Wreck is present at all major sporting events and student body functions. Its most noticeable role is leading the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team into Bobby Dodd Stadium, 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 Wreck was a 1914 Ford Model T owned by Dean Floyd Field. Until the current Wreck was donated to the school in 1961, most of the early Ramblin' Wrecks were owned by students, faculty or alumni. The modern Wreck has donned a number of different paint jobs and has had several restorations and modifications made to it. These changes were made by various individuals and organizations over the years, including Bobby Dodd and Georgia Tech alumnus Pete George, who worked at the Ford...

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