Yes, in addition to churning out motor vehicles, the Ford Motor Company once released films on a weekly basis. Their motion picture department was one of the largest studios outside of Hollywood. By 1920, Ford films had 10–12 million viewers in theaters across the United States, plus foreign countries like France, Mexico, and Japan, according…
At the beginning of the 20th century the automobile was a plaything for the rich. Most models were complicated machines that required a chauffer conversant with its individual mechanical nuances to drive it. Henry Ford was determined to build a simple, reliable and affordable car; a car the average American worker could afford. Out of…
Like saying night is day or Pink Floyd isn’t the greatest rock band of all time, saying Henry Ford didn’t invent the assembly line goes contrary to conventional auto wisdom. But he didn’t. It was actually Ransom E. Olds. You read that correctly, Pink Floyd is the greatest rock band of all time. However, it’s…
Ever wonder if there was a way to make a more environmentally friendly car? Henry Ford once did, and he looked to marijuana’s non-psychoactive cousin hemp as a partial solution to the auto industry’s dependence on forestry and mining. “Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required…
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 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…
With the purchase of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in 1923, Henry Ford envisioned transforming the old Colonial Inn into a living museum of American history, an interest that predates the development of both Greenfield Village and Colonial Williamsburg. Henry Ford assured the continued survival of the old coach stop. In a 1924 interview for the New…
Gearheads everywhere can relate to mating season. That’s when you’re building a kit car, custom classic truck, musclecar, street rod, or racecar from the ground up, and you put the new engine and transmission together, place it in the chassis, and install the body on the chassis for the first time ever. Sure, you’re bound…
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…
As with most great ideas, the brainstorm to build this cool but realistic car occurred during a bench racing session. Unlike most bench racing ideas, though, four months later this dream was a super-detailed and driveable highboy. Everyone involved (SplitFire, which sponsored the buildup; Thom Taylor, who drew the car’s initial look; Lobeck’s Hot Rods,…
I have undertaken a research project to identify the Model A Ford Assembly Plants and their corresponding ID number codes that were stamped onto the bodies of some Model A’s. This Assembly Plant ID number is different from the engine serial number, different from the Ford Body style number, and different from the body company…
Built in 1904, the Piquette facility was Ford Motor Company’s first automotive assembly plant and today is the only early American plant of its kind open to the public. On Piquette’s third floor – virtually unchanged from a century ago – visitors have a chance to see where Ford built its first 12, 000 Model…
For over 20 years, our conviction at Model Roundup is that buildingmodel cars and model car kits is more than just a fun hobby. It’s notjust about plastic, glue and paint. It’s about ’55 Chevys, Candy Apple Anglias,Richard Petty, George Barris, Ed Roth, Mopar Muscle…it’s aboutAmericana! It’s about your first car and your first date.It’s…
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.…
UNIQUE & VERY ENTERTAINING! 350 V8, TH350 TRANS, 4 WHEEL DISCS, BEAUTIFUL PAINT! Traditional rods are red hot, and nothing’s more traditional than a 1923 Model T roadster stuffed full of a vintage small block Chevy. With a cool combination of track-T and T-bucket styling plus great workmanship, this is the kind of sportster your…
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…
One of the most popular competitors for the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award at the 2009 Grand National Roadster Show was the Black Widow, a 24:1 scale replica of a 1960 model kit based on a hot rod that never existed-until now. Michael Feinstein had the imagination to dream up the concept. Hollywood Hot Rods…
C W Moss Antique Ford Parts are an Antique & Classic Cars company located in Orange, California. They can be found at 402 W Chapman Ave, Orange 92866 as shown on the map above (please note that the map is accurate to within approximately 300 feet). If you would like to contact C W Moss…
On December 1st, 1913, Henry Ford’s assembly line turned out its first Model T. A model of efficiency and safety in the workplace, Ford’s assembly line continued to churn out Model T’s at the previously unbelievable rate of one every three minutes. The only color available at the time was black, not because cars couldn’t…
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…