Ford -- Utmost Driving Confidence -- August 9, 2024

Kanabec County Times, 28-August-1924

"There is a sense of confidence in driving a Ford, impossible with any more complicated motor car."

That Vanadium Steel Marvel -- October 13, 2023

San Francisco Bulletin, 11-January-1912

You could buy a Model T Torpedo for $590 in 1912.

Ford Weekly Purchase Plan -- July 18, 2023

Franklin, Pennsylvania News-Herald, 28-July-1923

I was sitting out front watching my neighbors drive by in their electric vehicles. I heard the noises EVs are required to make when running below a certain speed. I would love it if Model T Ford was one of the sound choices.

People who wanted to buy a Model T Ford could enroll in the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan for $5. Their weekly payments would be deposited in a local bank at interest. I would like a runabout. 

Saint Patrick's Day 2022 -- March 13, 2022

Yesterday we went to the Saint Patrick's Day Parade for the first time in many years. Before my phone battery died, I caught this photo of a Model T Ford. It may have represented the Rebel Cork Benevolent Association. The weather was cold, but we were happy we went because we were able to see kids from Good Shepherd School in Pacifica who were performing in a drumming band. They were happy to see my wife and the principal. It was bitterly cold and windy, so we left after we saw the kids. 

The Tin Louse -- October 23, 2021

Washington Times, 27-October-1921

I don't think I have ever seen the Model T Ford referred to as the "Tin Louse."

"HOPEFUL" A LITTLE OFF.

"Hopeful" writes that there will be no autos in Heaven. I take it that "Hopeful" is not a Bible student, or he would know that there will be at least one Ford in Heaven.

The Scripture says that "Elijah ascended to Heaven on high." Of course, a Ford is the only car that could make it on high, so the writer takes it for granted that the "tin louse" will be parked somewhere within the pearly gates.

The "devil" will have his parking troubles because there are thousands of owners of the "tin louse" that have told it to go there.

Reduction in Prices of Ford Products -- October 23, 2020

 

Washington Evening Star, 06-October-1920

The Ford Motor Company repeatedly lowered the price of the Model T.

The Ideal Winter Car -- March 21, 2020

East Oregonian, 18-October-1918

In October, 1918, the Simpson Auto Company in Pendleton, Oregon offered a Ford Model T Sedan with a center-door body for $829.26 f. o. b. Pendleton. 

The Handsome Ford Couplet -- April 27, 2018

Ogden Standard, 06-January-1917

An ad for the Model T Ford.  I don't remember seeing the name "Couplet" before.

Henry Ford 150 -- July 30, 2013

I know Henry Ford was a bad guy in his anti-Semitic views and the way he treated his poor son, but I have always admired his engineering ideas. One that he held from his very first car, the quadricycle, was that autos should be light but strong. The Model T was an excellent example of this philosophy.  Many of my relatives learned to drive on Model Ts.

Model T 100 -- September 27, 2008

On 27-September-2008, the Ford Motor Company started manufacturing the Model T. It made a big difference to America and the world. Many of my relative learned to drive on Model Ts.

Last night Bengie Molina won the Willie Mac award for the second consecutive year. Then the Giants beat the Dodgers after a remarkable delay. Molina hit the ball off the top of the wall in right field and ran to first. Burriss came in to run for him. Then the Giants appealed. The umpires checked the new instant reply and looked at the ball with green paint from the roof on the wall and declared a home run. Burriss ran the bases. The Giants appealed because they would rather have kept Molina in the game.

Today JT Snow got to put on the uniform and go to first base at the start of the game. Now he can retire as a Giant.

Yesterday Senators Obama and McCain debated. I wasn't impressed by either one of them.

And Paul Newman died. He was good.