{"product_id":"ford-model-t-an-enthusiasts-guide-1908-to-1927-all-models-and-variants","title":"Ford Model T: An Enthusiast's Guide: 1908 to 1927 (All Models and Variants)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e1908 to 1927 (all models and variants)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'I will build a car for the great multitude' stated Henry Ford, and so he did. The Ford Model T, or the 'Tin Lizzie' and the 'Flivver' as it was also known, transformed American society, bringing mobility through car ownership to millions of middle-class Americans at a time when the horse and the railroad were the only real viable means of transport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing moving assembly lines and the best possible materials, between 1 October 1908 and 26 May 1927, Ford built around 16.5 million examples of this extraordinary car. By 1918, half of all cars built in America were Model Ts and by 1925 around 8,000 a day were being produced, making Henry Ford one of the world's best-known manufacturers of automobiles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe selection of body styles varied from two- and four-seat open and closed models – tourers, town cars, runabouts, landaulettes and cabriolets – to vans and pick-up trucks, and customers could also have colours other than black!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis guide provides an insight into the design and construction of the Model T and many of its numerous variants, and the uses to which they were put, along with details of the background to Henry Ford himself and the car.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Model T Ford Story –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e background and development\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnatomy of a Ford Model T –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e detailed insight with photographs and diagrams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe engineer's view –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with two leading experts, Chris Barker and Neil Tuckett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe driver's view –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e description of controls and driving techniques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe owner's view –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e first-hand accounts from five owners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCompetition history –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e including Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24-hours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEndless varieties –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e including trucks, ambulances and army patrol cars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRestoration –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e three UK-based specialists talk about their projects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAdventures –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e trips to New Zealand and Ben Nevis in Scotland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Motormedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55112079376711,"sku":"9781913089221","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0902\/2609\/8503\/files\/9781913089221.jpg?v=1791977774","url":"https:\/\/motormedia.co.uk\/products\/ford-model-t-an-enthusiasts-guide-1908-to-1927-all-models-and-variants","provider":"Motormedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}