Sent On A Penny Postcard
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| 1914 Model T Ford Station Wagon. |
May 31,
1927, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly
line. It was the first affordable
automobile, due in part to
the assembly line process
developed by
Henry Ford. It
had 2.9-liter, 20-horsepower engine and could travel at
speeds up to 45 miles per
hour. It had a 10-gallon fuel
tank and could run on kerosene,
petrol, or ethanol, but
it couldn't drive uphill if the tank was low,
because there
was no fuel pump; people got
around this design flaw by
driving up hills in
reverse.
Ford believed that "the man
who will use his skill and
constructive imagination to
see how much he can give for
a dollar, instead of how little he can give
for a
dollar, is
bound to succeed." The Model T cost $850 in 1909, and as
efficiency in production
increased, the price dropped.
By 1927, you could get a
Model T for $290. "I will build
a car for the great multitude," said Ford. "It will be large
enough
for the family, but small enough for the individual to
run and care for. It will
be constructed of the best materials,
by the best men to
be hired, after the simplest designs that
modern engineering can devise. But it will be low in price
that no man making a good salary will be unable to
own
one - and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours
of pleasure in God's great open
spaces."
5 comments:
I used to love watching Model T's trying to drive up Penny Hill in Wilmington.They had to get some serious speed up before they could accomplish that,and they always slowed down or stopped completely before reaching the top.I know that wasn't funny to those in the Model T,but it was hilarious to those watching.
With today's government regulation, it could have never happened.
12:04. Of course it could. And does everyday. Look at the boom in technology and telecommunication. The masses have access to mobile communication, computing, land technology that would have been unthinkable even 20 years ago.
This is really cool! Whoever sent this in is an angel! Thank you so much! Kind of makes one want to go back to those days, except there was no a/c back then! I want my a/c!
7:23-Move up north,Alaska maybe where A/C is not necessary.Then fire up the Delorian.
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