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That automotive inspired machinery was in keeping with how many other hills in North America operated. In the so-called Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, returned veterans who had trained with ski divisions or had newfound fitness ideas, used truck and car components for their modest lifts. Ford cars in particular were common enough to be repurposed. The runs were shorter then than today's towering mountain top cable car and gondolas, but the principle was to same - get skiers up on the mountain sides.