Will the “E” in Ford’s Model E stand for “everything?” We’ve heard comments from the Blue Oval that it may launch a Model E electrified-vehicle line as soon as 2019, and now we hear that it may expand the name to multiple body styles in addition to multiple electrified powertrains, Automotive News says. By doing…
Getty Images-Lizenzvereinbarung für Layoutbilder und Videovorschauen DIES IST EIN GESETZLICHER VERTRAG ZWISCHEN IHNEN (‘LIZENZNEHMER’) UND EINER TOCHTERGESELLSCHAFT VON GETTY IMAGES, INC. (‘GETTY IMAGES’). DIESER VERTRAG BEZIEHT SICH AUF LIZENZEN, DIE ÜBER DAS WEB UND LOKALE VERTRAGSVERTRETER AUSGESTELLT WERDEN UND GILT FÜR DIE ANALOGE (PHYSISCHE), DIGITALE UND ONLINE-LIEFERUNG VON LIZENZMATERIAL (DER ‘VERTRAG’). 1. Lizenzerteilung Es wird…
Jacques Mattheij made a small, but awesome, mistake. He went on eBay one evening and bid on a bunch of bulk LEGO brick auctions, then went to sleep. Upon waking, he discovered that he was the high bidder on many, and was now the proud owner of two tons of LEGO bricks. (This is about…
****1926 FORD ROADSTER “ZIPPER”**** This is a Titled 1926 Ford! No constructed title or brands! This car only has 200 miles on it. I bought this car to finish the interior and do local. 1923 ford t bucket built on california custom channeled roadster body, cinnimon red/copper under coat, 327 sbc, bal.&blueprinted, dyno400hp, holly…
Fortune’s Katie Fehrenbacher took detailed notes of Musk’s lengthy retelling of the Tesla origin story, including his revelations of previously-unpublicized problems that arose during the automaker’s first foray into building an electric car. In the early days, it sounds like Musk didn’t even give his fledgling company, now 13 years old, a fighting chance at…
The gig: Alessandro F. Uzielli is the head of Ford Motor Co.’s Global Brand and Entertainment division. At 47, this great-great-grandson of Henry Ford is responsible for ensuring Ford vehicles a high profile in Hollywood movies and TV shows. (That’s why James Bond drove a Ford Mondeo in “Casino Royale” and a Ford Edge in…
Body Style: 2 door (1 real, 1 faux) 2 passenger runabout Factory Price: $440 Production: 44, 116 this model only Weight Curb: 1, 380 lbs Engine: 4-cylinder L-head In-line Horse Power: 20 @ 1, 600 rpm Cubic Inches: 176.7 Wheel Base: 100 in. Transmission: 2 speeds forward, a ruxtal makes this T 4 speeds, planetary…
As our name indicates, our club is located in the central Texas area, but we have members from all over Texas. If you have a passion for automotive history and in particular, a love for the Model T Ford, we invite you to join our club! Our annual membership dues are $15 for you and…
Ford The Ford Motor Co. Detroit, MI 1925 1925 Ford production was reported at over 2 million. 700, 000 Touring Cars were made and 300, 000 Roadsters were made in 1925. These American Automobiles were Ford’s most popular throughout the early 1920s. All 1925 Ford automobiles were painted black, with black fenders. 1925 Ford…
The 1926 line was billed, justifiably as “the Improved Ford” Perhaps the title was inspired by Chevrolet’s use of the term “Superior”. In any event, fatter tires were only the first of many changes in store for buyers of that year’s model T. Bodies were attractively redesigned. Fenders were new; running boards were lower and…
The Early Years: Ford was born the first of six children July 30, 1863, to prosperous farmers in Dearborn, Michigan. Not liking his farming life and his studies in school, Ford set off at the young age of sixteen to the nearby town of Detroit to work three years as a machinist’s apprentice. After his…
But the pay hike was something else. By paying a wage that was significantly above what the market required, Ford was betraying his fellow business owners and putting the whole of American enterprise in jeopardy. The Wall Street Journal editorial page, then, as now, a hotbed of revanchism, sniffed: “To double the minimum wage, without…
Fiberglass versus steel bodies. A few decades ago, this wouldn’t have been an issue among street rodders. Original steel bodies were easier to find, and reproduction bodies were still a novelty. Times have changed. To drive an original sheetmetal car is no longer the norm, but a rare distinction. Repro ‘glass bodies have improved in…
Young gun P-plater Mason Cahill proves that ‘restrictions’ isn’t always a dirty word with the build of his Hemi six-powered Ford Model T Roadster Street Machine NOTHING sours young automotive dreams like restrictions – whether on your wallet, on your skills or from the law. The first two can be overcome with plenty of hard…
Henry Ford stamps the serial number on the first Model A engine. Ford Motor Company archive photo After selling more than 15 million Model Ts in nearly two decades, “The New Ford, ” renamed the Model A, was introduced on Dec. 2, 1927. Ford had previously used the Model A name in its early years,…
Known as a Planetary or Epicyclic transmission the main components of the Model T Ford Transmission are the triple gears, transmission drums and clutch discs. The term planetary transmission comes from the similarity of action between the triple gears around the drive gear and that of the planets around the sun. The triple gears are…
SANIBEL, Fla. — Mayor Randy Henderson of nearby Fort Myers recently had to withdraw a proposal to rename a local bridge in honor of Henry Ford. In 1915, Ford built a winter residence next door to Thomas Edison’s house, and today the two homes are a popular tourist attraction. But Alan Isaacs, the director of…
Registration without a title Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2008: Registration without a title By on : This week I registered my new 1923 touring. I got a title with the car, but didn’t submit it because it had some unrecognizable number on it. If it was an engine number, I think it would have…
The Ford Model T was introduced in September 1908 at a price of $850.00. It was the 20th design created by the Ford Motor Company, which was started in 1903. Not all 20 designs were actually built. The T built on the success of the Model S, introduced in 1907 at $700, of which 3,…
Mo Rocca, host of “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation, ” poses with the exploded Model T in Henry Ford Museum during filming. (Event Photography by KMS Photography) One of the most dramatic displays in Henry Ford Museum is the “exploded” Model T—a 1924 Model T touring car with its constituent parts suspended by wires. Located…