From what I ve heard, current owners get around 25 to 35 mpg (US) on modern fuel after retuning to take better advantage of it (greater ignition advance, etc). Which compares favorably against a typical large SUV or pickup truck, and isn t much worse than a lot of mediocre econoboxes But when you consider that these figures are achieved with a cruising speed…
Aeroplane Jelly history Aeroplane Jelly began in 1927 after Sydney tram driver Bert Appleroth had success selling jelly crystals first made in a bathtub. This small backyard operation had evolved into one of Australia s largest family-operated food manufacturers when it was sold to McCormick Foods Australia in 1995. A 1920s Model-T Ford truck used to promote…
Vermillion, SD — Sunbury Press has released Touring America by Automobile in the 1920s , William A. Cook’s compilation of his grandmother’s, Hepzy Moore Cook, travel journals. About the Book: A true labor of love, author William Cook has reproduced his grandmother’s (Hepzy Moore Cook) narrative of the day-to-day rigors in early twentieth century vacation travel…
In an era of increasing global commerce, business has the resources and reach to play a crucial role in determining the course of human rights and progress, says Judith Samuelson, executive director of the Business and Society Program at the Aspen Institute. How corporations choose to change the world depends on their leaders, many of them MBA graduates. Here…
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At one point, half the cars on the planet were Model T s. Ford has made just half a dozen of its latter-day T s, though it could possibly build more. The new cars were commissioned by Ford for the company s 2003 centennial celebrations. If you could buy one, which you can t, the new cars would be a lot more expensive than the originals, since economies of scale…
Gatorhyde on Deck This CM available option provides maximum protection for your deck on your truck bed model. Our gatorhyde on deck also protects against spills from chemicals or damage from equipment. 3/16 Deck CM’s best in class 3/16 deck is a heavier duty deck that allows users to haul more weight. Providing better weight capacity, this available option…
A huge stack of SUNN amplifiers was a common sight at major concerts and festivals of the ‘60’s and ‘70’seven Woodstock! While the new Model T looks very much like an old SUNN from that era, it is actually an all-new tube amplifier with some unique modern features. Here’s a list of things to notice about the SUNN Model T. Discriminating players will dig its…
We can’t think of a street rod or custom car award with a more exacting set of judging standards than the Detroit Autorama’s Ridler Award. Those judges scrutinize every inch of the eligible cars. The Lokar Performance Products/STREET RODDER Driven Award has a shorter list of criteria, but we take it just as seriously. The winning car has to be cool, but—equally…
The rebuild nears completion As you saw on the previous page, my Model T Ford engine rebuild is progressing well. With the bottom end of the engine assembled, the valve gear, including adjustable tappets have been fitted also. With this all complete, the coil plate, magneto assembly and flywheel were fitted and clearances set, we moved onto fitting the transmission…
You want to get hacking with your Pi fast, right? Get everything you need to start with the Adafruit Starter Pack for Raspberry Pi. It s the perfect accompaniment to your new Pi, everything you need to get a distro image loaded and running. We even pre-assemble the Cobbler for you, no soldering required. THIS PACK DOES NOT INCLUDE A RASPBERRY PI 1 MODEL B. To…
On the morning of May 16, from a foggy trailhead in north-central Scotland, Neil Tuckett and Jamie Davidson embarked on a mountain drive. Their destination lay roughly a third of the way up Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the British Isles, where they would stop, disassemble their car and, along with a phalanx of volunteers, carry the pieces to the top and…
When the Model T Ford was introduced, consumers were thrilled - who cared if it didn t have a roof or windshield wipers? It was better than a horse and buggy, and completely altered the transportation industry. The only catch was the color, which prompted the famous line, Any color you want, as long as it s black. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) heralded the…
The classic American hot rod era lasted from 1945 to about 1965. Like Baja Bugs, classic hot rods required significant modification by their owners. Unlike Bugs, however, which are built on Volkswagen chassis, hot rods were built on a variety of old, often historical, car models: Cars manufactured before 1945 were considered ideal fodder for hot rod transformations…
A brief look back So much information on Ford Model T history published covering both Henry Ford and the Ford Model T that it would be impossible and perhaps a little futile in reproducing all of it again here, so I will endeavour to list some of the main information on the Ford Model T and the man, Henry Ford that literally changed the world. Henry Ford was…
The Model T was probably one of the most versatile cars of it s time. When the Model T was designed and introduced, the infrastructure of the world was quite different from today s. Pavement was a rarity except for sidewalks and a few big-city streets. (The sense of the term pavement as equivalent with sidewalk comes from that era, when streets and roads…
Utility Truck The Ford Model T is one of the most famous vehicles in history. First produced in late 1908 (what would now be considered the 1909 model year), it became the second-most produced car ever after the Volkswagen Beetle. Shown above is a 1917 Model T Utility Truck. First rebuilt based on a picture of a peanut truck, it s been reincarnated several times…
(This article was originally published in the July, 2 issue of the Spark Coil.) Howdy Fellow Model T’ers! Summer is certainly here and the hot weather can be a challenge for our Model T’s so let’s talk about Henry’s cooling system and the after-market water pump. Henry’s first Model T’s used a water pump. After the first couple of hundred cars, the water pump…
Over the years, I ve owned, or had the opportunity to drive, a few cars that I think could best be described as a handful to drive. However, after reading a short feature article in the July 2009 edition of Car and Driver titled, How to: Drive a Ford Model T, I now realize that no car I ve ever driven can compare. Ford s Model T is a true test of driver skill…
For over 20 years, our conviction at Model Roundup is that building model cars and model car kits is more than just a fun hobby. It s not just about plastic, glue and paint. It s about 55 Chevys, Candy Apple Anglias, Richard Petty, George Barris, Ed Roth, Mopar Muscleit s about Americana! It s about your first car and your first date. It s about Detroit as the…
In the beginning… The Tennessee T s Model T Ford Club had it s early start in Humphreys County, TN in 1998. While on a tour in Hendersonville, NC, two Model T owners (Larry Williams and Lynn Cook) had an idea to drive the Natchez Trace Parkway. This conversation led our club to what it is today. Both the club and the Natchez Trace Tour started in the same year…
Here is a perfect pair of photos to put a smile on your face for the weekend. Over the long run of the Model “T” Ford, produced between the years of 1909 and 1927, at some point or another the car was used for just about any purpose imaginable including fun. It was popular with the Hal Roach film studio for use by Laurel and Hardy in films and was the constant…
The Model T Ford engine is a 4 cylinder, sidevalve unit operating on the 4 stroke cycle and featuring an integrated transmission and magneto Although continuous changes were made throughout the life of the Model T Ford engine, it basically remained the same. The cylinders and crankcase were cast in one with three main bearings for the crankshaftand a fourth at…
Ford’s Model T, introduced in 1908, is a classic example of a market-creating blue ocean strategic move that challenged the conventions of the automotive industry in the United States. It made the automobile accessible to the mass of the market. Until that time, America’s five hundred automakers built custom-made novelty automobiles. Despite the number of automakers…
