The Thinking Behind Cars
If the 1908 Ford Model T was made as cheaply as possible, the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was made with no expense spared. The Rolls-Royce cost seven times as much as the Model T and didn’t even come with a body. The 1907 Rolls-Royce 40/50 “Silver …
The first mass-produced car was built in the USA, and it was the nation’s best-selling car from 1902 to 1905. But it wasn’t the Ford Model T! The Oldsmobile Model R, or “Curved Dash” was probably the world’s first mass-produced car, that is to say …
Bertha Benz drove the world’s first car on the first-ever road trip on 5 August 1888. When she stopped off for fuel at the Stadt-Apotheke (town pharmacy) in Wiesloch she turned it into the first filling station in the world. But what did she ask …
Henry Ford perfected mass-production with the assembly of his 1908 Model T. As his technique got better, prices of the car plummeted. When announced in 1908 the price of the Model T Ford was $825, or $26,211 today (£21,284). Within five years the Model T’s …
The 1908 Model T Ford was probably the most important car ever made, providing affordable mass transport for a rising American middle class and becoming the symbol of the United States’ great surge of modernization in the early 20th century. One of the cleverest parts …
It’s the most famous quote in car history: ‘You can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black’. Were Model T Fords really only available in black? Contrary to common belief, Model T Fords did not only come in black, in fact the …
The Decauville car is one of the most obscure makes in car history. It disappeared without a trace, back in 1909. But it was enormously influential on the most famous motor car make of all: the Rolls-Royce. The Decauville company was well known for making …