Happy Anniversary To The One And ONLY Ramblin' Reck!

I had the privelege of doing some study on the Wreck thanks to the Living History Program. That vehicle itself (at very least the frame and engine block if not a good bit of the body) is 80 years old! We’re talking about a still-running American automobile! To see, though, that for 50 of those years she has been serving Tech with a near-mythical quality of always seeming to run right when she needs to – in addition to all the appearances at weddings, events, or just raising morale around campus on sunny days – is the quintesential feel-good story (living legend, really) that other mascots can only look up to in wonderment.

Definitely deserving of an endowment to ensure another 50 years of service. I’m still an undergrad student, but I hope my own kids get the same chill-inducing moment of awe when the Reck bursts out onto Grant Field before a Yellow Jacket victory or hear the “Aaaooogha!” around campus to cheer them up after a rough Calc exam. To me, the Reck has seemed like the perfect physical representation of the mindset and attitude of the Georgia Tech students. That attitude engages in pranks and jokes under the name of George P. Burdell but only in the Ramblin Reck does it have its permanent and tangible body with which to inhabit the campus. I’ll definitely donate when I have money!

probably 250,000 still on American roads. Still thae best car I have (even when grown men bark at me).

Also the largest single make/model following world wide, bigger than VW Beetles.

Although surpassed by many of its contemporaries for design features, the A’s engineering elegance and overbuilt structure and systems make them a great choice for a fun vehicle to drive/work on/pick up smiles as you go down the road.

I’m constantly amazed by how elegant the engineering is by mid-1920’s (when she was designed) standards everytime I take something apart to repair/replace.

Great article. Please post more early pics if they are in the vault.