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A
Picture Review of
The
Ford Motor Company
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pickup trucks from the first one to the present day. I thought what a nice idea. I thought that I might try something similar with some of the car pictures I have collected. I have been collecting pictures of Studebakers, Packards Nash, Hudson and Jeeps for some time now and I first wrote a web page on this page on the Studebaker. Then one on Jeeps and Packard followed. Then came one Nash and Hudson. I have since added a page on old Pickup Trucks , Hudson. Essex and Terrplanes of Australia , Volkswagen Kaiser and Henry J and then with the help of one of my visitors have written one on the Crosley. All my previous pages had been on orphaned cars but now I thought I would try one a bit different. I wrote a page on the Chevrolet and now the Ford These pictures came for a number
of sources including web
I would like to invite any one that
has a favourite Ford picture or a Web Page
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A Brief History of Henry Ford
and the Ford Motor Car Company
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That man was Henry Ford Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863. He grew up
on the family farm in what is today Dearborn, Michigan.
In 1879, Henry Ford left home at sixteen
for the nearby city of Detroit He was going to work as an apprentice machinist.
He worked at this for three years and then returned to Dearborn. Then for
the next few years years, he operated and repaired steam engines,
finding occasional work in a Detroit factory When time permitted, he over-hauled
his father's farm implements. In 1888 he married Clara Bryant.
In 1891, Ford he went to work for the Edison
Illuminating Company in Detroit as an engineer.
These experiments led to the completion of his own self-propelled vehicle the Quadricycle in 1896. Although Ford was not the first to build a self-propelled vehicle, he was, however, one of several automotive pioneers who helped this country become a nation of motorists. In 1899 Ford quit his job at Edison and
with the help of some investors, he started the Detroit Auto Company.
Ford moved back to his father's home in 1901.
He built a car on his own and with it beat Alexander Winton in automobile
race. This attracted more investors and enabled him to form the Henry Ford
Co.
For a more detailed and complete history on the Ford please use the links below. |
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| After stock car racing for 12 consecutive
years and building a lot of chassis around the country, including a lot
of custom fabrication in many respects, I have the need to build a late
20s early 30s Ford Sedan or delivery. Im not sure why, but I am
having a difficult time finding a chronological history of this period,
including the production numbers, variations, and pictures of each.
I am an engineer by trade and also plan to design and build my own chassis,
and a lot of the body; however, I cant find any detail drawings/prints
in order to effectively build or refer to. I know that someone out
there has put this drawings in CAD (computer aided drawing) format over
the years. This is how I will do most of my design to build work.
Do you have any ideas on how I might get some of the above information I am searching for? I really appreciate your help in advanced. If anyone has any information or can help on this matter please contact Joey direct at jsisk@nospamspurlockvehicles.com Please remove the nospam from the address before using it. |
This first page has many Model T and Model A pictures.
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The Car That Started it All Henry Ford's First Car Click on this image for a larger view in a new window |
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This image is by John Evans of Coventry Studios
The 1896 Ford shown above may
be what started it all for
the Ford Motor Company but for
many of us this Ford
was where it really began.
I think this is very interesting and not known by many |
| The following 1952 Aluminum Ford Engine article was posted on The Jolopy Jurnal by Ryan Cochran |
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Thats the October, 1952 cover of Hot Rod Magazine
It features
the FoMoCo produced aluminum block flathead. According to the article inside,
ten of these blocks were produced in 1940 for experimental use in small
airplanes. After being subjected to some serious dyno time, it was found
that a thermal condition (aluminum expands and retracts faster than steel)
caused the steel cylinder sleeves to buckle near the top of the cylinder
bore, resulting in severe scuffing of the pistons.
However, in the Hot Rod Magazine article the new owner of this block thinks he has found the answer - larger cast iron sleeves. We dont really know if his solution worked as advertised, but we do know that this article inspired many a search through the years. If this guy had found one of the ten aluminum blocks out there, why couldnt the other nine be found as well? |
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Rumor has it that more were found in recent years. While no single person has stepped up publicly to lay claim to this feat, it has been reported that there are four or five of these blocks sitting in a shop in Southern California. That puts our count to around five or six found and four more left to be discovered? Sure, an aluminum flathead block can be bought new these days
but
where is the fun in that?
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Although this page includes a
selection of Model T and Model A pictures
you will find a more complete
listing on the pages below
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This page only contains a sampling of the Model T Pictures
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here to View Many More Model T Fords
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This picture was posted on aly.bianaries.pictures.autos
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This picture was submitted by Mike and Lorna Williams of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada It is a picture of Mike's Grand Parents who owned McDermott Motors in Vancouver BC Canada at the time. This picture was taken in Stanley Park, Vancouver |
This ad was in the UBYSSEY at UBC |
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Model A Pictures Click here to View many more Model A Fords |
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| These pictures were submitted by Paul Black, Tampa,
FL
They were taken at a car show in Lakeland, FL back on Oct. 18th. |
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by MagisterMax |
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| These pictures were
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They were taken at a car show in Lakeland, FL back on Oct. 18th. |
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by MagisterMax |
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This truck is owned by Larry D. Loiselle.
The following is a description of his truck. " Rebuilt 1973 Chevy 350 V8 bored .030 over Rebuilt TH350 automatic transmission Mallory Unilite Distributor with Mallory Active Power Filter Summit Racing high powered coil (60,000 volts) and ballast resistor Summit Racing ignition wires High flow Summit Racing water pump Mr. Gasket fuel pump Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold with extra 1" spacer Edelbrock Performer Plus Street/Strip cam Demon 650 carburetor with K&N filter setup Its A Snap wiring harness Hugger headers with Thrush Cherry Bomb mufflers and 2 1/4" exhaust pipes Fully boxed frame with engineer designed k-member frame extended in the rear |
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Chassis Engineering motor mounts and fabricated
transmission mount
Front and Rear bumpers BF Goodrich radials all the way around 4" dropped Speedway tubular front axle 1" dropped Speedway front cross member Vega steering box with cross steering 1990 Chevy S10 steering column and Grant wooden steering wheel MP Power Brake Booster with Corvette Master Cylinder Power disk brakes (Speedway) in front and power disk brakes (Ford) in rear Tubular shocks in front and coil over shocks in rear Genie floor shifter and emergency brake 8" Ford rear end (2.79 to 1 ratio) with 1978 Granada Third Member (extra ribbed case). TCI Triangulated four bars in rear and Speedway hairpins in the front Walker Cobra AC radiator (with condenser) Electric fan with Vintage Air Trinary switch and adjustable fan temp switch in radiator Vintage Air heating and air conditioning Lincoln mag wheels '32 style gas tank under bed Gas flip up door in bed from 1985 Dodge Omni All steel and all original except side aprons. Original type black top and black rubber on the running boards. Original oak bed (Varnished) Original headlight buckets with modern sealed beam bulbs (hi/low) Front and rear turn signals Original headlight bar and horn (6 volt with reducer) Wooden ammunition box in bed for battery, tools, and etc. Model A seat done in red plush Two storage drawers under seat Wood Floor (Varnished) Wood Door and Kick Panels (Varnished) Overhead console: Blaupunct AM/FM/CD, two 5-inch speakers, overhead lights, and switch panel Electric windshield wiper on drivers side Rear View Mirror from 1976 Pontiac Sunbird Classic Instruments gauges using the original Model A dash and bezel There is probably more, but you get the idea. Looks original except wheels, but with 2500 pounds of weight and 300 horsepower, it will be a nice cruiser. |
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| This picture was submitted by James T Parsons, Portland Oregon, USA | |
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And is is owned by Kris and Philippe from Belgium This car will hopefully be finished next year with a bit of luck and enough spare time |
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| This picture was submitted
by Rita Ashley, Southern Oregon, USA
The owner of this car has owned it since 1941 |
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alt.bianries.pictures.autos by Pat Durkin |
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alt.bianries.pictures.autos by David |
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| This car is owned by Scott Palfreyman's father Don Palfreyman, Harrisville Utah who passed away in December 2006 | |
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| This picture was submitted by Paul and Clara Black, Tampa, FL USA | This picture was submitted by Paul and Clara Black, Tampa, FL |
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| These pictures were
submitted by Paul Black, Tampa, FL
They were taken at a car show in Lakeland, FL back on Oct. 18th |
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Note the unusual aftermarket bolt on trunk that emulates the "humpback" trunk that Ford, I'm told, introduced later in the model year. |
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Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. |
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Fred and Debbie Bryant of Dixmont Maine, USA |
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| These pictures were submitted by Paul Black, Tampa,
FL
They were taken at a car show in Lakeland, FL back on Oct. 18th |
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Click on this image for a larger view in a new window Goss Contracting Co., Inc. of Missouri USA |
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This car was designed by Harry Westerguard |
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| This car is owned by Jack Goodwin of Toronto Ontario Canada | This picture was submitted by Paul Black, Tampa, Florida |
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| This car is owned by Delmer
Watson of Ohio.
He had the folowing to say about this car. "This is a '39 Ford I had in '49, its posible my favorite, of course I was also young. It had sealed beam installed headlights,the back bumper is off of a 34 or 35, not sure, I remember putting it on, had beauty rings on the wheels,also clouded windshield. The running board is sorta curled under, rode a ditch or two on a bend. It did demand respect, had a wicked second gear, I had the feeling that me and that Ford was cock of the walk til I ran on to a '33 Ford in Ripley , Ohio , one Saturday nite, That Ford had trouble idling let alone run, I thought, That also was my first run in with a high performance engine. That Ford also had a nice set of horns,,which I have today installed under my ' 60 panel trucks hood. A set of 6 volt horns on a 12 volt system they were good then, now they are up close to air horns. |
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so it had a Gas Heater. That made second gear no good , unless you didn't
care if the heater was turned off. I
really do not know when Fords started with water heaters, I can remember that one could buy hoses that had a nipple vulcanized so a heater hose could be attached. If I remember correctly the battery was on the right firewall, and of course the steering post took the other. Picture was taken between Hamersville and Georgetown Ohio, maybe two miles off the main road. The picture of the trunk up, if you look behind it is the old CG&P rail right of way.The CG&P operated starting around 1890, ending in 1935.I have always amazed at what the people, rather how with none of our modern tools" |
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| This car is owned by Bob Moon | This car belongs to Bob Moon |
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Owned by Babe Ruth |
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| This car is owned by Bob Moon |
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| These pictures were submitted by Paul Black, Tampa, Florida |
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| This picture was submitted by
Charlie Clackett, Hauppauge, NY.
Shown in the picture are his great-grandparents, Andrew & Rose Boss. Andrew worked for the NYPD on the upper East side in Manhattan. The picture was taken in Wurtsboro Hills, NY at "Rose Cottage" (named for the Rose Boss in the picture) on Memorial Day weekend in 1941. |
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This car was owned by his father father was Don Palfreyman until his pasing in December 2006 |
This car was owned by his father father was Don Palfreyman until his pasing in December 2006 |
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| This car is owned by Scott Palfreyman, Harrisville Utah | This car is owned by Scott Palfreyman, Harrisville Utah |
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| This car is owned by
Wesley Willison from Southern California USA.
This car is driven almost daily. |
This car is owned by
Wesley Willison from Southern California
He grandfather, Willie Willison is shown at the wheel. The picture was taken in 1987. This car is driven almost daily. |
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| This car is owned by Albert van Gruijthuijsen from The Netherlands | This car is owned by Albert van Gruijthuijsen from The Netherlands |
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| This car is owned by Albert van Gruijthuijsen from The Netherlands | This car is owned by Albert van Gruijthuijsen from The Netherlands |
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| This car is owned by Albert van Gruijthuijsen from The Netherlands | |
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| These Continental pictures were submitted by Eric Gordon | |
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Bill owned this car in his youth along with several 1950 and 51 Fords which are shown on the next page |
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This picture was submitted by R.Philbert. The picture shows Sudan's general governor Abdel Latif Pasha grandson in Cairo Egypt |
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The car is owned by Wayne Young and is seen is a number of shows in the area. |
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