The Ford Model T bridges the gap between when cars were mostly built by hand to when mass-produced, interchangeable parts came along. Sometimes, that means that the most effective way to repair one is to go back to the blacksmith-like… Read More ›
Henry Ford
October 1, 1908: Pass Me? Not a Chance — Reblog from Wretched Richard’s Almanac
Automobiles had been around for decades as we entered the 20th century but they were scarce and rather pricey. That was about to change. On October 1, 1908, a new sort of vehicle hit the streets. Known variously as the… Read More ›
Clayton Paddison’s 1927 Model T
For one so young Clayton has made a real splash in the Model T and particularly the hot rod aspects. Not everyone can build a T that cruises at 65mph for under $7K! Clayton came back to my attention recently… Read More ›
Books from Richard Edmonds Auctions
About an hour away there is an auctioneers that specialise in transportation and automobilia. I managed to score a set of books called “Automobile Engineering” from 1920 published by the American Technical Society. Very interesting stuff! Upon collection from the… Read More ›
Ford Model A Introduced in 1927 – King Rose Archives @YouTube
Video showing Henry and Edsel with the “New Ford Car”
It sure looks like Ford had an experimental gas-turbine Model T running around in the Twenties – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
Don’t try to wipe your screen to clear up that blurry image above: It’s a screen-capture from a 50-plus-year-old promotional video uploaded to YouTube at a low resolution setting, so that’s about as sharp as it gets. It’s also about… Read More ›
Ford Once Took A Patent On A Car With The Craziest And Least-Used Car Layout Ever – Jason Torchinsky @Gizmodo
I’ve had some wonderful opportunities to pester Ford’s archive department for interesting bits of weirdness that may be lurking in their voluminous stacks of records. One of the things I asked the dedicated archivists to look out for would be… Read More ›
Movie About The Legacy Of Henry Ford Is In The Works – Shane McGlaun @FordAuthority
The legacy that Henry Ford left behind for not only his namesake company but the automotive industry, in general, can’t be denied. A new movie has received the green light after landing a grant from a Detroit nonprofit that supports… Read More ›
Mansions and Homes of Detroit’s Richest Residents
Video from eddiebatmv of the homes of the richest of the Detroit residents most of which are those of the automotive barons of the 1920’s and 1930’s, including the Ford, Dodge and Fisher families