{"product_id":"ford-model-t-an-enthusiasts-guide","title":"Ford Model T - An Enthusiast's Guide","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1908 to 1927 (all models and variants)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Model T Ford Story –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebackground and development\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnatomy of a Ford Model T –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003edetailed insight with photographs and diagrams\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe engineer’s view –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith two leading experts, Chris Barker and Neil Tuckett\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe driver’s view –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003edescription of controls and driving techniques\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe owner’s view –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst-hand accounts from five owners\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCompetition history –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24-hours\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEndless varieties –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding trucks, ambulances and army patrol cars\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRestoration –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree UK-based specialists talk about their projects\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdventures –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrips to New Zealand and Ben Nevis in Scotland\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-913089-22-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e270mm x 210mm, 160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacketed Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver 220 images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author – Chas Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChas Parker swapped a career in astronomy, during which time he was press officer for the Royal Greenwich Observatory, based at Herstmonceux in East Sussex, to begin writing about his other great interest of motorsport. He spent seven years as a sub-editor on Motorsport News, often reporting on events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Goodwood Revival and the Silverstone Classic. He has written 14 books, including histories of Brands Hatch and Silverstone, together with Haynes manuals about the D-type Jaguar, Bugatti Type 35 and Lola T70. He has also written books in the Porter Press International Great Cars and Exceptional Cars series about the Jaguar XK120, C-type and D-type and SS100, as well as an Enthusiast’s Guide to the Model T Ford and The Michael Turner Collection. Together with co-author Philip Porter, he was shortlisted for the 2017 RAC Motoring Book of the Year Award for Great Cars – C-type Jaguar, the autobiography of XKC 051. He lives in East Sussex with his wife Diane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55890981454209,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/0233\/6725\/files\/ford-model-t-book.webp?v=1783511750","url":"https:\/\/store.hero-era.com\/products\/ford-model-t-an-enthusiasts-guide","provider":"HERO Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}