The Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T - Full Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Ford's Model T was a pivotal moment in American history that brought the automobile to the masses. In this multi-part series, we take a look at how this pivotal car came to be, the legacy that it created throughout its nearly 20 years of production, and how Ford celebrated its monumental efforts with one last hurrah building the Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T.
In 2018, the Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T became the 23rd vehicle added to the National Historic Vehicle Register (NHVR), a program in which the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) works in conjunction with the Library of Congress to document automobiles that have impacted the history of the United States of America. This process includes extensive documenting efforts such as photography, laser scanning, research of history, and of course, making the vehicle's story available to the public. All vehicles that are added to the National Historic Vehicle Register are added into the Library of Congress to have their records kept for a minimum of 499 years so that future generations can learn and study about these artifacts that helped shaped American history. To learn more about the Fifteen Millionth Model T's history, see studio photography, and more regarding its induction into the National Historic Vehicle Register, you may visit the vehicle's NHVR page on our website: www.historicvehicle.org/natio...
This documentary was produced in partnership with:
@Hagerty : www.hagerty.com/
@TheHenryFord : www.thehenryford.org/
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant: www.fordpiquetteplant.org/ - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
My dad bought his first car when he was 14 years old in 1946. It was a 1926 Model T Touring car that he and his friends pushed home because the engine was in the back seat. Within a month, he had it running and drove it all over San Diego delivering newspapers...at age 14!
Dad always wanted a brass T, so in 1975 he bought a 1911 Model T Touring. It was the first car I ever drove. I'm so thankful that he taught me how to work on cars, as I now own his brass T.
Dad has passed away, but I think he'd be thrilled to know his little girl is still driving his old brass Lizzie. Thanks for this wonderful documentary. It makes me proud to be the owner, operator, and mechanic on this important piece of history!
Engine in the back seat?! Reminds me of one particular Laurel and Hardy short!
It amazes me as both a car guy and an amateur historian how little we are removed today from great history. My grandmother was born the same year the Model T came out. Her son, my uncle, was already born the last year Model T's were still being made in 1927. He is still alive and just turned 95! My father, also still alive in his 90's actually learned to drive on a Model T. It was his uncle's. Looking at these old films from those eras makes me think what it must have been like for my grandparents and uncle. My father as well. I was very close to my grandmother and I can just imagine as a little girl, her looking out the window (the lived in a big city) and seeing the streets crowded with horse and carriages, trolley cars, steam cars, bicycles and a few gasoline engine cars.
@retroguy94 - That's an interesting perspective. I too have often thought about the discoveries, inventions and creations that my grandmother had seen in her life, 1878 to 1972. That time period covered the most active and far reaching industrial revolution in history. The beginning of electricity and its networking to homes and businesses across the country. Electric refrigerators replacing ice boxes, all types of electric products for home and business, telephone, air conditioning, automobiles, flight and finally man landing on the moon! She truly lived in a time period that was fascinating to see and experience, and will never be repeated again on that scale.
"The Henry Ford" Museum & Greenfield Village is a USA treasure. It must be on everyone's "bucket list." Every American must bear witness to it's vast importance to our national heritage.
I'm a VERY PROUD AMERICAN Thank you Lord God for letting America be my birthplace,You shed her grace on me!, Thanks again Lord😊
I'm lucky and live close enough to it that I could actually walk there if I wanted. So naturally I've been there a lot and really kind of missed it this year, with the whole pandemic going on.
Also the Piquette Plant Museum in Detroit, the Birth place of the Model T.
Love that place! Whenever I visit fam in Michigan we go to greenfield
it's on mine, great video
When I look at the complicated, overpriced cars of today I can't help but think that Henry Ford was right in believing that the Model T was all the car we needed. There hasn't, nor will there ever be another car as revolutionary as the "T"
@catmodelt But for there to be a Model A first you had to have the the T.
...until you hit something. And with hardly any brakes, that's a possibility.
"...the complicated, overpriced cars of today..."
Oh, isn't that ever the truth. We just bought a new Ford Hybrid Escape. Good God 17 buttons on the steering wheel and some of them I still don't know what they do. 17 buttons, 18 if you count the horn. It's just crazy.
The Volkswagen Beetle (responsible for multiple hot rodding scenes as well as an entire subculture), the Karl-Benz Motorwagen (the first ever ICE-powered vehicle), the Toyota Corolla (the most produced car EVER), and the Austin Seven (the U.K.s first people's car as well as the car directly resposible for creating BMW, Nissan, and Lotus) would all be worthy contenders to your statement.
@@stacase- Ford Motor Company developed the modern hybrid engine in the 1990's via Al Gore's "Project for a New American Car" then sold the patent to Toyota which perfected the design and added the plug-in PHEV battery pack for an effective 110mpg! For 2021, the Ford hybrid crew cab "Maverick" is a better buy than the f-150 "Lightning" all-battery BEV.
On some other car sites, YT comment sections, I have discussed the significance of American cars against European (Mercedes Benz). It is not about who was first. It is about, who delivered it to the people. THAT is the significant fact. Cars and racing were for rich folks in Europe, pre T. Henry Ford put a fantastic vehicle into the hands of the masses. The rude, dirty, ignorant masses. The man is a hero, and God Bless America.
I'm not sure what to make of your name. Ironic commentary? Semi-ironic? Red as in Republican, or Communist?
I grew up in Dearborn Michigan. I went to schools named after Ford engineers. My father worked for Ford in the 60's. I've been to the museum and village many times. Today I use my unrestored 1930 Ford pickup as my daily-driver in California. I often meet people who know absolutely nothing about Ford or about early automotive history...its so odd and foreign to me.
We have been stolen of our history
I'd daily an original Mennonite T. Ford was an NSDAP sympathizer, but the T is special. A simple car for the people....except HF succeeded in producing a cheap car for the people, where in the case of the NSDAP, the German people were robbed by the party, with an investment they wouldn't ever get a return on.
Of course, that was back before the U.S. became and oligarchic/fascististic state..
@@DetroitMicroSound True. The Democrat party controls virtually all the mainstream media, exactly like the USSR had control of their country's media.
@@BornIn1500 yea, and OAN, NewsMax, FOX News, and throngs of right-wing TH-cam stars? Uh huh. Sure. Also, there is very little difference between a NeoLiberal Democrat, and a NeoConservative Republican.
I cannot recommend ENOUGH to take a vacation in Michigan to :
1. See The Henry Ford museum - this IS almost a 1.5 day event to see this thing in entirety....it's as good as the damn Smithsonian!
2. See Greenfield village (Yes- they give Model T rides there! .....among other cool things)
3. Take a tour of the Rouge plant!
4. Take a tour of Henry Ford's house
5. Take a tour of Edsel's house (it's much nicer and more interesting)
6. Go to the Automotive History Museum - right nearby
7. And there's so much more.....GO! (Check out the MoTown museum IF you are a music fan!)
Yes I heard that about Edsel's house. Old Henry wanted to live very simplistically from what I read so even thought his house is huge, it is very sparsely furnished and rather plain inside. However, Edsel and his wife wanted to live on a much grander scale befitting their wealth and position. In fact, Edsel's widow continued to live in that huge mansion up until her death in 1976!
@@retroguy9494 Yeah Henry's was interesting..but simpler. It's worth it to see both. Supposedly Henry's bastard son lives just down the road...but no one at Edsel's wanted to give me better directions to find it.
@@dancalmpeaceful3903 Well, from what I know of it, yes, the mansion he built for his mistress Evangeline IS down the road. Someone lives in it, but its not Henry's bastard son. He's dead. As is his illegitimate grandson. He was shot by a pimp in 2013 for not paying a prostitute he had hired. The mansion, while still there, is in a state of disrepair. I've seen photos of it.
If I were in better health, I'd LOVE to take a trip to Dearborn to see all 3 houses. Who know? Perhaps one day I will. Imagine owning and having to pay the property taxes on a house like Edsel's today!
@@retroguy9494 Hey thanks for the info - I didn't know that. Yeah, Henry's house and Edsel's are both awesome but yeah, Edsel's is far more elegant and in the garage there are some of Edsel's cars to look at too! If you can ever go - try and do it. You'll really enjoy it.
I work at Ford Chicago Assembly plant. It started in 1924 with the Model-T.
What wild is finding old photographs and holding them up at the exact location. You also see signatures from the 1930’s in the concrete.
That is amazing, must be awesome to work in such a historical plant. Are you a UAW member as well?
@@NP-rh3dt yea, if you work for Henry your in the UAW. It’s a very old building.
@@NP-rh3dt - I should add I believe that the plant is on its last leg. Ford is building a huge plant in Tennessee and I believe that once that’s open Chicago will close down. When it rains outside it rains inside. Lot of issues. Old layout. Patch work everywhere. Not climate controlled. (Every day in the summer someone always passes out) it’s drafty in the winter.
@@fixedguitar47 shame how a historical building is now rotting away... it should be perserved instead
Wikipedia about Ford Model T: th-cam.com/video/Cl7UcB6vwtQ/w-d-xo.html
Side note: He used the shipping crates of parts as floor boards! Talk about smart!
Henry also made charcoal out of the tiny wood scraps. Kingsford charcoal!
People HAVE to stop repeating this “feel good lie.” It didn’t happen. It’s possible the early tourings maybe below the seats they threw a few mismatched stuff in there they had laying around but for the footwell and floorboards it just didn’t happen. They used Linderman stock which probably looked like it was a bunch of random pieces contributing to that legend but wood components were supplied by The Mengle MFG company in Louisville Kentucky. Go to the museums, go to Detroit, go to Richmond Indiana etc. They’ll tell you the same thing.
@@shamilton6328 Thanks for the clarification...that story always sounded a bit too good to be true. Have you ever been to the Rouge plant on a tour? It's really good....along with The Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village. If you're in the area, go see Edsel's house (Henry's bastard son used to live nearby I guess). Ford's house is interesting too.
The man recycled better than most modern day methods
@@noah-stuartfreeman1875 I recycle all the time...it saves money ultimately.....and it makes you QUESTION things BEFORE you make the mistake of buying them.
My grandfather came to Highland Park with Edward Gray, who was in charge of moving production from Piquette to Highland Park. Gray also sold Mr. Ford his first power plant engine for the new factory, a 1500 hp gas only engine built in Oil City, PA at Riverside Engine where my grandfather had worked for Mr. Gray for three years (1906-1909) before they both came to Michigan and began work at Highland Park. Mr Gray had a few 'titles', Chief Engineer, Construction Engineer and also listed at times as the Consulting Engineer. You'll find him all three of the Highland Park Exec photos, 1911, 1912 and 1913.
WOW. We were truly .. the greatest country in the world, then. The Model T was just one, of the many important reasons why.
Detroit used to be the richest city in the world now it isn't even a shadow of its former self
@@Its_Me_Romano 100% !!!!! 👍👍👍 Sad truth. Sucks, to be honest. I agree.
@@Its_Me_Romano I didn’t know Detroit was a country...😂
@@MrAppltec I meant city my bad
@@Its_Me_Romano no problem! I figured as much!
Mr.Ford was one of the greatest Americans ever! And I’m proud to say I worked for Ford Motor Company for close to 20 years and I’m proud to have been a part of a Great company and historical company. I miss the sights sounds smells of the production line and most of all the great people I worked with.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️
Sure he was. Never heard a bad word about him.😅 . Thanks for the laugh
12:15 Did you hear that right? 12 hours, down to 100 minutes?! Our boy, Henry, did something right!
Nope you did not. It was 12.5 hours down to 93 minutes, and later down even further to 12 minutes. :D
@@udalix - Close enough - don't be so unnecessarily negative. 😡
@@Loulovesspeed 100 is not close to 12.
@@suomenpresidentti - He said 12 hours (720 minutes) down to 1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes).
It's great to see a recent documentary that doesn't bash the hard working folks that built the once great country of America.
Arguably the next Model T is the Ford Crown Vic they made around 11 million models before it was discontinued
Yes same basic platform for 30+ years. The Beetle was over 20 years on the same platform, and I believe the modern day Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger are still on the same Mercedes platform from the late 90s
My grandmother b.1904 grew up on a farm in Iowa until her dad passed away when she was 16. So, in 1920, her mom hired a man to drive she, and two boys, and two girls out west to California, which took them about six, or seven days, in the summer, with no a/c! That was the first time any of them had ridden in an automobile, so it must have been quite an adventure! My grandma saw the Pacific ocean and walked on the beach and said, "I'm never going back to Iowa!" She passed away in 1998 without ever going back to Iowa, and she didn't miss at all! My great grandmother was laid to rest in Iowa, and I visited her grave in 2004, and I even got to see the old farm house that my grandma was born in, which is still standing!
1927 was the last year for horseless carriage image of the 1927 Ford Model T. It was a 4 door phaeton and it is painted green they they put out the last of Ford Model T before Ford put in the Model A as of 1928 Model. For 1928 Ford Model A, blue paint is added on the color chart, and adding more body styles, such as a sport coupe with a rumble seat, roadster with rumble seat, deliver truck, and mail truck. Bumpers and shatterproof glass are standard on all 1928 Ford Model A for a streamlined and more modern look.
My family still has my Pop-Pop’s Ts , ‘15 roadster and ‘24 depot hack. Mom learned to drive on them 55 years ago. There are many other cars that we have kept, only two Model Ts though. I have great memories growing up.
I have had a 49 Dodge Meadowbrook for over 25 years, I have been in the Motor Muster at the Henry Ford several times. I even have an award! I haven't been there in 8-9 years. I'm motivated to go back this year. Thanks. I went exploring one time. I have been in rooms where they still had model A and T parts and motors still in the crate. There was a model A motor test stand just sitting there.
Ford's vision of mass production was realized through the fusion of design for simplicity, high-quality materials, interchangeable parts, and the moving assembly line.
Wow....great documentary.... so...there can't be more than 100 miles on this car ..and I would say it's priceless...now I want to go to this museum
There are a LOT of cool cars there including the limo JFK was assassinated in, the car in which the bullet rechecked off and hit Reagan during the attempt on HIS life (they were both Lincoln's) and the actual bus Rosa Parks was on when she refused to sit in the back among other notable vehicles.
Makes you proud to be an American
Henry Ford. A LEGEND
Wow , this was an amazing documentary , Thank you so much . I learned a lot from all this information , cleared a lot of previously unanswered questions .
Nice documentary. Interesting history of the car.
There are very few other vehicles this beautiful, yet bulletproof.
Fantastic history. A bygone era far better than we are living today.
I work at the factory where these were built. It’s yet to be cleaned.
@@melissacarterpresley5786 Chicago Assembly, 127th and Torrence. CED26 motor line op
This was an amazing watch!
What a documentary!
My grandfather owned a Model T, the only car he ever owned. He worked on the railroad and never bought another car. I was told the Model T did many trips over the mountains between Wheeling WV and Richmond VA.
How many years did he have it?
@@retroguy9494 I do not know, never saw it. Sounded like not too long, given he did most travel via the railroad.
@@RichardinNC1 Ah okay. I thought it might have been one of those deals where he bought it and drove it for 30 years or something.
My own father learned how to drive on a Model T. It was his uncle's.
He loved it more than life itself. Great person and man. As soon as I move to my new joint in Upstate NY I need to take a drive over and visit this museum! I want to buy one soon! A cheap one that will be something interesting for me to work on and figure out. Great video!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCTION. THANKS FOR SHARING!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!
Absolutely the best explanation of the model T Ford. And best pictures.
Henry Ford, was encouraging people to live right, and if you were trashy, you couldn't work for him. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL! That's how IT SHOULD BE!!! 💯❤🎉
At 4:35. Plowing a field in a suit. That's interesting.
Love it , great stuff. Thank you
What a great documentary film
This is an EXCELLENT documentary film - Would love to see more . . .
The part where they mentioned how flexible tin lizzie was and how it uses a strong material called vanadium steel finally answered my question on how this flimsy looking automobile won't even break on rough terrain...
When ford set up factories here in Denmrk in the 20s he banned drinking beer at the workplace which angered the (unionised) workers and after a few negotiations they were allowed, as the only ford plant in the world, to drink one beer at lunch
Lol, drinking alcohol in an early industrial factory with little safety precautions, and Many machines, any of which can kill you in a second if you don't pay attention...
@refusist - I'm not surprised at all, just another prime example of unions strutting their self proclaimed strength. Yep, that's the way to protect the workers in your union and keep them safe!
This is a Danish cultural thing, like wine in France. I visited a Danish highschool around 2003, and they sold beer in the cafeteria for lunch. Danish people just drink alot of beer. Maybe more frequently, but not in large quantities. Its not "partying", it's just a way of life, to have a beer with your food. Probably better for you than cornsyrup sodas anyhow.
@@Santor- Well, cultural or not, it just makes no sense to me to provide alcoholic drinks in high school??? That's no way to encourage good learning habits.
@@Loulovesspeed Seems the Danish is above the world average in academic performance. Honestly, beer or no beer, it probably doesnt matter. What matters is that just because something is unusual to some, doesnt necessarily make it bad. Your letting your own prejudice show.
I find it weird myself, but its just a fact of life there. Even breakfast is commonly served with beer.
15:30 ... So Ford wanted his employees to spend their money on their families . To spend it wisely . Spend it responsibly .
Be a responsible citizen .
Wow . What a horrible thought .
Yes but he was a Nazi sooooooooo
*irony*
@shumpie41 What books should I read ? What books are the real story of Ford ?
Give me your insider knowledge .
@@js4187 he wrote three books: My Life and Work, Today and Tomorrow, and Moving Forward. all great books and highly recommend.
@@giantasiansticker8880; You do realize, when Hitler won the election, Franklin Delano Roosevelt congratulated Him....
Freedom equals mobility, and mobility equals freedom.
BEST car ever made; Simple, Reliable Affordable ( to everyone ) Easy to fix and get replacement parts!!!!!
A very good documentary.
Well made, thank you, Hagerty
Honestly, say what you want
The Model T was one of the greatest invention of the 20th century. Besides penicillin, and the air plane.
And nuclear bombs....
The human price was high, but it ended deadly mega wars instantly
THANKS FOR THE LESSON ..
Ford was an industrial titan and created a vast amount of wealth for people around the world. He was an engineer at heart but was also smart enough to build and run a worldwide privately-held company(until the 1950's) that survives to this day.
Without Government handouts.
He was also anti-simetic
@@lifuranph.d.9440 during WW2 ford wasn't the only one getting government funds. Better go after gm, general electric, dodge and whoever else was involved.
@@rackneh Yes, and pro Nazi, too.
@@batmansdad3195 True, yes, but read my comment again. I didn’t say what you infer.
We were married in her mother's back yard, and we rode in a Model T sedan to our reception gathering at a church community hall. I'll never forget riding in that car. Amazing automobile.
Very nice production. Great accounts. One for the LoC record book. I liked the footage of Henry holding the hand of his grandson, Hank "The Deuce", as they were exiting the building. I've not seen that one before.
I always wanted on , some people like art , to me this is a piece of art.
My 1990 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston was the last car this simple.
Very flexible suspension like the Model T..... drive across a ploughed paddock with basket of eggs on the front seat.
More smiles per mile. Produced for 42 years from 1948 - basically the same with more power.
All flat glass windows, no head gaskets, no radiator, or fan belt, air cooled with oil cooler, crank handle undoes the wheel nuts and front fenders - body bolts onto chassis
Seats clip out for picnics, roof rolls back, limit of the road holding is when the door handles dig in.
1948 - 12 bhp, 35 mph, 60 mpg, 1980 onwards 29 bhp, 72 top speed, 40 mpg
Mine has done 188,000 miles and is worth 5 times the delivery price in RHD in Paris here in Australia
Great vidio
A great Documentary about cars back in those days I was born in Michigan I hear about these cars really has changed these days 😮
Ford should make another model T for the 20th century
you mean the 21st. In a way, Ford never stopped making Model T's. Their smaller models like the Escort, Pinto, Focus carry on the Model T's legacy.
@@msquaretheoriginal Here's to hoping the new Ford Maverick will carry the legacy of being the super affordable do it all kind of vehicle like the Model T was.
The 15M Model T wasn’t the last one. They built many cars after this example. They built Model T engines up to 1941, as a replacement part.
@@melissacarterpresley5786 I guess it got your attention, genius.
All the productions of this channel are very good. (spend a little more on the music for perfection) :--)
Enjoy Ford Model T video ! Mike from Missouri
Ironically with the advent of the automobile eventually highways came on the scene which eventually led the interurban and other mass transit to extinction
We need a new Ford to bring people a new car that anyone can afford.
Used toyota corolla. Thats the car
@@gordon9768 facts. Want a truck? Used Tacoma? Too small? Used Tundra
@@gordon9768ive had two corollas. Both were junk. Went back to Ford and never looked back.
Thomas Edison encouraged a young Henry Ford. That's the MOST POSITIVE picture I've ever had, of ol' Tommy.
Model T = 1992 Ford Tempo GL (3L V6) OHV motor....502K original.. and it still runs a like new....(flawlessly)
I'm not crying. I have allergies. thank you for posting this.
greenfeild villege is cool, went there when i was 12 for school, very awsome
I was lucky enough to be able too see a Model T and sit inside one. It’s very tight lol people back then we’re much smaller then today. I was amazed by how simple everything was.
Henry ford changed the world peacefully with his engineering and business skills!!!
true hero, Industrialists creating a society of high standards of living is a solution to economic growth and prosperity, much more useful than a politician and fake humanist
Antifa wants to see this all burn.
My uncle told me that his grandfather bought three new Model T’s in 1927 because that was the only vehicle that he felt that he could drive. My grandmother on the other side of the family always said that she could only drive a “straight stick”. A three speed on the column. She died in 1967. At the time she had a 1966 Ford Falcon.
@Dave Cook - You are making me feel more ancient than I am! My Mom taught me to drive a Rambler American with a column shift 3 speed when I was 14 years old! That was in 1963 when just about everyone could manage a stick shift. Now they are disappearing from virtually every type of vehicle - even the Corvette! My last manual shift car was a 2002 Ford SVT Focus with a German made 6 speed, and it was a great deal of fun to drive. Like always, "times are a changin!" Lol
@@Loulovesspeed
My first car was a totally rusted out 1961 Mercury Comet with a 3 speed on the column.
@@dave1956
I recall my Dad telling me how he kept trying to talk my Grandfather into buying a gas engine powered car, but Grandpa would have none of it! He said when they make gas machines with enough power to make it over the mountain, I might think about it. Grandfather always drove Stanley Steamers and they always left the gas powered cars in the dust going up a steep grade!
100 likes and 0 dislikes. Amazing
Love greenfield village..
God bless America
WOW one of the greatest inventions of mankind the mass produced automobile oh henry how i would’ve have loved to have met u bra ik your ideas for transportation where beyond imagination
This story made me tear up so much, what a story
Um passado que deixou História. Mas ainda pode brilhar . Mas com 💡 Idéias melhores.
The Model T will NEVER be equaled...Ever!.True Red White&Blue🇺🇸
the VW Bug surpassed the Model T.
Search a wonderful documentary.
That film where they are moving the lamp back and forth, what is that from, I think I've seen it before? 🙂
My relatives am me, were the " only" left ,store selling parts for the FORD MODEL "T"
till the last year model 1927.
We stopped selling those parts in 1960, when demand for parts stopped.
In Buenod Aires ,Argentina.
my great great grandfather had a 1915 Model T, and I have one of the only pictures of him with it. truly one of my most prized possessions.
Mistaken was easy to do. Now its impossible to simply find parts for a 16 Ford Fusion but you can find Model T parts any where.
To be honest I'm kind of a railway guy so I'm not really into cars. and I do believe the railways gave us the world… but it was the Model T that gave us the possibility to explore that world. and only because of one visionary man who just wanted to create an affordable car for the people. and he did it! Even if his car went out of production its Legacy will always remain.
Great documentary, the first one that mentions József Galambos I 've come across so far. His name is well known in Hungary.
We need practical men like Henry Ford today.
That 15th million model T is pretty much priceless at this point. I can only imagine the bids on it if it were ever to be auctioned off. The riches people on the planet would be there to bid on it I'm sure. We're talking a about a car that started America's assembly line production... that's a huge investment.
@ 7:50 when he says " we had probably the worst roads in the industrialized world"....Canada had the worse roads but yah hes pretty much right.
@Halide Helux - Europe was right there too with horrendous roads, which is why European built cars had much better suspension systems than we did here in the U.S.
Built FORD TOUGH since 1903💪🇺🇸
When the T came out they used to build the trucks right off the passenger car chassis, and like anything, they had a tendency for getting overloaded. The brakes were woefully inadequate even standard, and the roads werent anything as good as what they are today, neither was the public perception of road safety. And hence they earned the nickname 'Canvas Killer' in the rural areas due to the amount of deadly accidents that occured in those early days, of course the cabins all had canvas hoods - pressed steel roofs were a way off.
He was a good man, his company lost its way today
Really? I'd be more likely to say that GM and Chrysler Corp. lost their way well before Ford. GM filed for bankruptcy once and Chrysler twice. No handout needed for Ford!
The Model T was designed to run on home made distilled alcohol. Nearly all farmers made alcohol. It would run on kerosene after it got hot. Cars in those days, during the winter, cars were stored for the winter. They wouldn't start when they were cold. The Model T would start, no matter how cold. Another thing was that Ford used chromium vanadium steel for rear axles. The rear axle wouldn't break. CrV is chisel steel. Expensive.
One of my older uncles told me about having a job with a model T truck that he would take home in winter up in North Dakota. He said he would drain all the water out. In the morning he would heat up a bunch of water, fill it up and start her up. Run it all day.
Does anyone know where/when the footage at 4:46 is from?
The next paradigm changing car after the Model T I think is the VW Bug. Simple, economical, basic, reliable, rugged, easy to repair.
My paternal grandfather was born in Wales. He only decided to immigrate to the USA because of the $5 wage. It's crazy to think that I wouldn't exist if it wasn't for that insane wage increase for that time. Lol
Get the fire hoses out and "squirt" them away?
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Must have never seen or thought much about how fire hoses 'squirting' people is not a trivial thing.
I am a car guy and even though my 1909 and 1927 (first and last year of production) Model T's are the least expensive cars in my collection, they are the most fun to drive and tour with and show off.
And I own 3 of them
Neive Henry never thought about continuing the Model T as low cost option car.
Look at the RAM Classic today. No other pickup brand makes a older model along with the newest model at the sametime.
the part about the wages was incredible he was really trying to change the world for the better
TBH I wish I could buy a new model T. That is all the car I need.
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The Model T doesn’t have all the first but it does have the complete package while not being too much.
People knock Henry ford and the way he looked at things and how he ran his business. How many men with a sixth grade education could do what he did? He didn't have rich parents or a bankroll to work with. He held down a full time job,took care of his wife and son,then invented what would change the world. How many people earned the title "changed the world"? Will anyone look back on these robot built cars of today with amazement? Today's cars are truly "disposable " automobiles. It's a Shame the more advanced we get the less we better ourselves. We will never have another Henry Ford........