Pic-A-Day (184) Albert Mach Fine Art.
1913 Ford Model T Roadster
This is a General interest post for auto aficionados sharing a pictorial history over the decades.
I hope you enjoy the educational - historical information!....
The Model T pervaded the world, as it did the hearts of its owners.
Despite the fact that it was known for its unchanging design and features, no two Ts were ever alike, and their owners would swear to it.
Tin Lizzie, as she was known, was the stuff of legends. Built as a universal car, Henry Ford said that once it was built it “would forever answer the personal needs of America.” While Henry was not quite right, the T did last almost 20 years of production, more than any other car save the Volkswagen Beetle, the German “people’s car.” More than 15 million Ts were built between 1908 and 1927, due to Henry’s innovative incorporation of the moving assembly line in 1913.
Specifications: Model T; 20 horsepower, 176.6 cubic inch, in-line four-cylinder engine.
Top speed 45 mph, fuel consumption 25-30 miles per gallon.
Price new, $525.
Wheelbase 100 inches, weight: 1,100 pounds.
Connections: Not only did Ford revolutionize the manufacture of autos with the moving assembly line, he did the same for the work week, instituting the 5-day, 40-hour work week in 1926.
This was seen at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine.
http://owlshead.org/collections/detail/1913-ford-model-t-roadster