The story of Ford Motor Company’s Model T is the story that launched the American automobile industry--and America’s love affair with the car. When he introduced the Model T in 1908, even an eternal optimist like Henry Ford could not have predicted the far-reaching changes he was setting in motion. One hundred years later, this illustrated history looks back at the beloved Tin Lizzie. The book follows the Model T from design considerations (its ground clearance, for instance, had to allow for the abysmal state of U.S. roadways at the time) to its lasting legacy, and along the way describes the mechanical, manufacturing, and marketing innovations that the car’s production entailed. Author Lindsay Brooke also relates the adventures and misadventures that were part of owning and driving a Model T. He chronicles the changes the car’s unprecedented popularity wrought in the auto industry (including Ford’s introduction of the “$5 day”), and he tracks the Model T through popular culture, from its role in early motorsports to its resurgent popularity in the 1950s and 60s as a platform for T-bucket hot rods. Illustrated throughout with period art and evocative photography, this book celebrates as never before the car that epitomized the American automobile.

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A timeless and thorough contemporary guide to Ford's legendary Model T antique automobile.Learn about the Model T inside and out. This detailed illustrated guide, first printed in 1925, includes everything that classic car enthusiasts need to know about one of the most famous and innovative automobiles of all time. This handy, expansive illustrated guide includes sections on construction, operation, and repair as well as information on Model T truck and tractor conversion sets, and the Fordson Farm Tractor.Includes:Operating principlesInstructions for drivingMaintenance guidesCar and tractor repairsMore than 160 photographs, technical guides, and illustrationsUpkeep and parts guideAt one time, the Ford Model T was the most popular car in the world. The Ford Motor company produced more than 16 million of them between 1908 and 1927. Writer and automobile enthusiast, Victor W. Page, wrote this detailed guide because he did not believe that Ford included enough technical information with their cars.In the days before the Internet, owners, operators, and mechanics could learn everything that they needed to know about the Model T, conversion kits, and the Fordson Tractor from this incredible guide, which remains fun to read to this day.This special edition reprinting includes enlarged pages, remastered images digitally re-scanned from a master source, the original classic type font, and a new retro-style cover design that stands out on the shelf.Table of Contents:Chapter 1: The Ford Car, Its Parts, and Their FunctionsChapter 2: The Engine and Auxilliary GroupsChapter 3: Details of the Ford's Chassis PartsChapter 4: Driving and Maintenance of Ford CarsChapter 5: Overhauling and Repairing MechanismChapter 6: The Ford Tractor and Tractor Conversion SetsChapter 7: Operation Maintenance of Fordson TractorChapter 8: Repairing and Using Fordson TractorChapter 9: Useful Information for Repairmen and OwnersSigned by restoration edition and cover designer, Mark Bussler.

The Model T Ford is unique. In 1920, more than half the cars in the world were Model Ts, and when production ended in 1927, 15 million had been built. Thousands survive to this day, and there's a worldwide community of enthusiasts who enjoy the Ford's simple practicality, robustness, and affordability. What's more, availability parts for cars and trucks is excellent. This book has been written by two expert enthusiasts with more than 50 years' and tens-of-thousands of miles combined experience of the Model T. It describes all the many variants and changes, and even explains how to drive a Model T - different, but not difficult. It helps you decide exactly what sort of Model T you want, and what to look for when you go to examine one. More than 70 contemporary and modern photographs accompany and support the text and tables.