The Model T’s controls bear little resemblance to modern cars. Forget a simple gas pedal, brake, and clutch, everything is different. Three floor pedals, two steering-column levers, and a large side ...
Cast your mind back to a time when the automobile was still considered a novel invention. The Benz Patent Motorwagen debuted in 1886, representing more of a technological curiosity than anything. The ...
Jay Leno takes his producer on a driving lesson. David Swift knows his way around a car, but the 1925 Ford Model T he is about to tackle is a whole different beast. It requires multitasking, has no ...
When Thomas Miller of Livonia retired from Ford Motor Co., he was told to find a good home for the circa 1914 Model T engine block that he sometimes used as a teaching tool. A replica that was cast ...
Ford did not invent the automobile. We have Carl Benz to blame for that with his Benz Patent Motorwagen. But we can safely credit Ford with creating the affordable car in the shape of the Model T. One ...