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…
One year ago today, I bought an electric car. Electric cars are coming for the masses, so I’d like to share a few thoughts about my first year of ownership in the event you’re considering one for yourself. I was excited about some aspects of a Model S (fast car, seating for seven, all-wheel-drive, huge…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(This article was originally published in the July, 2000 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 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…
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…