The story of the Model T is central to how Detroit became the Motor City. Here are some fast facts about Ford Motor Co.'s early days, the Model T and early factories. 1903: Henry Ford creates Ford ...

With that singular instruction, I was fully immersed in the Model T experience, engaging unfamiliar switches and levers, my feet dancing across pedals with exotic purposes as the 1916 Model T — black, ...

Cast your mind back to a time when the automobile was still considered a novel invention. The Benz Patent Motorwagen debuted in 1886, representing more of a technological curiosity than anything. The ...

In the world of modern cars, many vehicles are sold by the numbers. Horsepower, acceleration, top speed, braking performance, engine displacement, number of transmission gears and how fast those gears ...

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Don’t let looks deceive you. The Model T Ford can actually be very difficult to drive. It has three pedals, a gear lever on the floor, a gas lever on the right side of the ...

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — In the 1920s, the Ford Model T transformed America. Bringing affordable, personal transportation to the masses, “Tin Lizzies” — as Model Ts were fondly nicknamed — established ...

In the modern-day world, where drag racing usually involves two or more supercars accelerating at breakneck speeds over the quarter-mile, someone decided to take a break from the 700-hp Ferraris, ...

Henry Ford and his Model T are as engrained into the fabric of American history as George Washington being our first President. In school, we're taught about the man and his creation, which not only ...

1903: Henry Ford creates Ford Motor Co. 1904: Ford builds the Piquette Avenue Plant in the Detroit neighborhood of Milwaukee Junction, just east of Woodward Avenue. The plant was made of brick and ...