It was only when Ford shifted production of his iconoclastic car to a moving production line in 1914, that he restricted customers to having their cars finished in black japan enamel paint, because it was the only colour that dried fast enough to ...

Small cars won't fix it all - Detroit Free Press

Don't be dazzled by the small European cars Ford just announced it will build in the United States in 2010 and 2011. They're the opening gambit -- and a good one -- but whether the latest plan to fix Ford succeeds depends as much on the moves that ...

Owners transform Ts from junk to jewels - Palladium-Item

The Model T Ford Centennial T Party is a blend of old and new, of loving restorations. Many of the cars have been rebuilt from scratch or updated after passing down many generations. Mike Ceflin bought his 1923 Depot Hack car for $700. It was in ...

Waves of Ts - Palladium-Item

CAR NO. 246 -- Ferman Geiger of Zephyrhills, Fla., never waited so long to take his place in line for a Model T parade. It was 3 p.m. and his grandfather's 1911 Model T Ford Tourabout was somewhere in the middle of the 20-something rows of vintage ...

Only The Small Survive - Forbes

Ford Motor Co. is in deep trouble, just like General Motors and Chrysler. One big difference: Ford knows where it is going, and it has a strategy on how to get there. That is more than I can say for its two domestic rivals. Frankly, it does not ...