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…
I have two regrets about taking on this CC. One, I couldn’t shoot myself standing in front of it. And two, I won’t be able to do the Model T full justice in the short time available (it would take a book or two). But today is a celebration of sorts: cars for tall folks…
Moderator: Lauren Pheeney Della Monica Participants on Panel: Sam Cady, Diana Horowitz, and Karen Kitchel Topic: The Environment in Landscape Painting Artists will address what the physical world means in the paintings, the meaning of representations of the natural world, and attention to natural resources in the land. Bios: Lauren P. Della Monica Sam Cady…
Henry Ford is variously praised for having invented the internal combustion engine, invented the automobile, and invented the assembly line. He didn’t do any of these three; but he did make possible the Model T — the car that “put America on wheels” — which marks its centenary this fall. Ford was born in 1863…
Cars changed the way people lived, worked, and enjoyed leisure time; however, what most people don’t realize is that the process of manufacturing automobiles had an equally significant impact on industry. The creation of the assembly line by Henry Ford at his Highland Park plant, introduced on December 1, 1913, revolutionized the automobile industry and…
Since February, we have been previewing the new eBay Motors, which includes research tools, pricing information, an easier way to find local vehicles, and a whole new way to search. Below are answers to the most frequently asked questions we’ve received about the new eBay Motors. We will continue to update this based on your…
Maurice and Joan Siermachesky have taken their passion for street rodding—and their homebuilt 1928 Ford roadster—and turned it into an adventure that improved the world. In 2011, the Siermacheskys’ granddaughter, Marley, underwent brain surgery to stop her constant seizures. A few months later, Make-A-Wish Canada provided Marley with a trip to Disney World to grant…
The Model T came on the scene in 1908 as a reasonably priced, reliable automobile created for use by the average family. The 1200-pound Model T was helpful to people who lived on farms and were accustomed to travelling long distances on horseback. Between 1908 and 1927, the revolutionary assembly line process allowed for the…
It was on October 1, 1908, just about a month before William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan for the Presidency of the United States, that the Ford Motor Company unveiled the little machine that many historians think of as the most significant automobile of all time – the 1908-1927 Ford Model T. Still, its…
There are many great stories and some interesting history that makes these early Ford V8s such a popular series for restoration buffs. Joe’s Antique Auto Parts is pleased to not only provide it’s customers and friends with great service and parts, but to help share these stories with you. Please take some time read the…
Many Model T owners believed their car had a self-healing feature. Put an ailing Tin Lizzie under ashade tree, come back after awhile, and she would be ready to go again. Sometimes this did happen. Whenit didn’t, a variety of other remedies were available for what was arguably the most fixable car ever built. Itdidn’t…
Let’s Go Touring Welcome to the Sacramento Valley Model T Club located in Sacramento, California. The Sacramento Valley is rich in places to tour. Whether it’s the river and delta area, historic sites here in our state Capital or the rich Gold Rush country in the foot hills, they all provide us with interesting and…
T-1917 Model T Ford Wrench Donated by Robert and Marion Roglin This open-end wrench came with Robert Roglin’s first car, a Model T Ford. “1917” is the model number of the wrench. Kansas native Robert Lee Roglin (1895-1987) moved to the Son’s Chapel area east of Fayetteville (Washington County) in 1929. He and his…
Ford and GM Scrutinized for Alleged Nazi Collaboration German diplomats award Henry Ford, center, with their nation’s highest decoration for foreigners, the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, in July 1938. (AP Photo) Three years after Swiss banks became the target of a worldwide furor over their business dealings with Nazi Germany, major American car…
Cancer of the head and neck is a little known type of cancer but it affects more than 55, 000 people in the U.S. each year and accounts for approximately 3 percent of all cancer cases in the country. This type of cancer can occur in the mouth, throat, larynx (voice box), swallowing passages, nasal…
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We’re going to end 2008 with the oldest DOTS car yet. How about 89 years old and parked on the street? Granted, this West End car doesn’t live full-time on the…
Henry Ford once sued the Chicago Tribune for slander because it called him an ignorant anarchist. In court, the defense attorney decided to demonstrate Ford’s ignorance and lack of patriotism by asking him basic American history questions. The automobile tycoon consistently missed these questions, and court transcripts of his buffoonery became popular reading at the…
Henry Ford for Kids provides an in-depth portrait of the man who “put America on wheels.” You’ll learn about Ford’s childhood on a Michigan farm, where the budding engineer loved to take apart and reassamble everything from toys to watches to machinery; about his revolutionary labor ideas, including paying higher wages and hiring women and…
40 bhp, 200.5 cu. in. four-cylinder inline L-head engine, three-speed manual transmission, solid front axle with transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, live rear axle with transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, and four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 103.5 in. • Past AACA National First Prize winner • Lovely, older restoration After dominating the American scene for nearly 20…
We’re at the precipice of a new age of automotive options, as the car of the future is just about here. Tesla’s top of the line Model S 90d, while not quite an autonomous car, is enabled with autonomous driving features that certainly make it a gateway technology to what every transportation sector prognosticator says…