Brian Mackey, owner of Mackey’s Hot Rods (MackeysHotRods.com) in Huntington Beach, California, found time between building customer cars to put together his own minimalist Model T using a less-than-desirable touring body. Here’s the timeline of the car’s yearlong construction. Factoids The initial price of the original 1908 Model T was $825. That would be the…
Midlothian Fire Department’s 1918 Ford Model TT was originally delivered to the U. S. Army Quartermaster Corp. This vehicle was the first mechanized fire apparatus owned by the W.W. Major Fire Company in Midlothian, Texas. W.W. Major was a local philanthropist who built much of the downtown area of what is present day Midlothian. The…
22 hp, 176.7 cu. in. side-valve L-head four-cylinder engine, two-speed planetary transmission, solid front and live rear axle with transverse semi-elliptical leaf springs, and hand-operated rear-wheel mechanical brakes. Wheelbase: 100 in. Offered to benefit the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum Excpetional older restoration that continues to present well Last year for the leather…
When we brought a car with a crazy engine/transmission swap and some wild junkyard suspension mods to the 24 Hours of LeMons race, some folks thought it wouldn’t last a dozen laps… but we knew better. You see, we’ve got the mighty Hellhammer, aka Junkyard Dave Schaible, as crew chief, and this guy can build…
WASHINGTON, DC—Putt, putt, putt, we are heading through downtown Washington, D.C. in, of all things, a 1915 Model T Ford, the state of the art in motoring 100 years ago. Riding shotgun is Mark Gessler, president of the Historical Vehicle Association (HVA), a spark plug for recognizing the contribution cars have made to American culture.…
More books have been written about auto pioneer Henry Ford than any other person in the car business. Though he had critics, the judgment of history is that he put the world on wheels with his famous Model T. But less well known is the fierce independent streak that led him to wage a lone…
Many people express their individuality through their automobile. Apart from make, model and performance, color is an important factor, and red has always been a classic, sporty choice. In the young adult book The Red Car by Don Stanford, a teen boy falls in love with a little red sports car, a story that car…
With your frame sketch in hand, you can head out to the shop to begin turning your dream into reality. What this chapter will be showing is the fabrication of a “ladder frame”, which takes its name from its straight rails on each side, and a series of steps or crossmembers to keep those side…
Dreamers, doers, movers and makers are ignited and inspired in a living history adventure packed with hands-on experiments, outdoor exploration, artifact hunts and other adventures exclusive to campers at The Henry Ford. A camp for question-asking, curiosity-driven, day-dreaming kids to dive into America’s innovation laboratory. The Henry Ford Summer Camps are grade-specific programs that open…
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation is a weekly Saturday morning show on CBS that showcases present-day change-makers from all over the world who are creating solutions to real needs. It is hosted by news correspondent and CBS Sunday Morning regular Mo Rocca. Each episode presents stories related to the process of innovation and also includes…
Henry Ford was the industrialist founder of the Ford Motor Company, and innovator of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. He was born in the American state of Michigan to William and Mary Ford. He was not the inventor of automobile, which is generally accredited wrongly to him. However, he manufactured…
Biographies > Inventors and Scientists Occupation: Businessman and Inventor Best known for: Founder of the Ford Motor Company and helped develop the assembly line for mass production Biography: Henry Ford is most famous for founding the Ford Motor Company. Ford is still one of the world’s largest producers of cars including brands such as Ford,…
James Couzens was right when he proclaimed, on more than one occasion, that his business partner Henry Ford was a genius. Today there are many stories and examples that support that assertion by Mr. Couzens but it is important to understand the impact Mr. Ford’s genius and accomplishments have had on our lives. Without that…
The time was the early 1900s. The nation was in the midst of an industrial and manufacturing revolution, and Detroit was at the forefront – led primarily by automotive pioneer Henry Ford. After years of inventing motorized vehicles, Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company in 1903. Within the first few months, Ford was selling the…
Following are several speedster and/or speedster friendly activities. Some require that you pre-register. Italicized events are primarily for speedsters, others are from the Puget Sound Model T Club and may be a slower pace than you prefer. Camano Island A’s run to Chelan – May 5-7 Cross the mountains to the dry side. Hosted by…
Kennedy’s Death Car (a 1961 Lincoln) and an exhibit of fast food signage. The Henry Ford Museum* (and its outdoor Greenfield Village) is a 254-acre attraction in the process of metamorphosis. Once a vast, humorless collection amassed by a vastly humorless man, it has slowly been transformed by the forces of pop culture and light…
Henry Ford thought that biofuels were the “fuel of the future.” Ford’s vision of mass biofuel consumption began with his Model T Ford. Starting in 1908, the Model T propelled Ford Motor Company to become the largest producer of automobiles at the time. By 1918 over half the cars in America were Model T’s, giving…
Eye color: Brown Black (when using Sin Eating powers) “You needed faith, my dear Ichabod, and I gave it to you, both of you, in your desire to be reunited — and to Abigail, who so desperately needs to believe there’s a purpose to her pain. See, faith is a pillar of human nature. The…
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There is no record of Henry Ford having ever said this, in a serious tone. In his autobiography, he mentions it as a statement to his salespeople, but the reality is that the Model T was available in a wide range of colors, including fire-engine red, and hunter green. From his autobiography, Chapter Four: This…