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Sold between 1911 and 1912, the Liberty-Brush was a simplified version of the standard Runabout offered at a lower price. The most distinguishing feature between the two models were the fenders: the Brush had sweeping front and rear fenders that connected at the midpoint of the car in a short running board, whereas the Liberty-Brush had four ...
Henry Ford's ideological approach to Model T design was one of getting it right and then keeping it the same; he believed the Model T was all the car a person would, or could, ever need. As other companies offered comfort and styling advantages, at competitive prices, the Model T lost market share and became barely profitable. [ 71 ]
Side view of the Ford Model T engine. [1] The Ford Model T used a 177 cu in (2.9 L) sidevalve, reverse-flow cylinder head inline 4-cylinder engine. It was primarily a gasoline engine. It produced 20 hp (14.9 kW) for a top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h). It was built in-unit with the Model T's novel transmission (a planetary design), sharing the same ...
When the Model T sprang from a 'hive's mind,' it was the fulfillment of Henry Ford’s quest to produce affordable, reliable vehicles. ...
Overland models expanded in the mid-price automobile market until 1917, when a new $500 (equivalent to $11,891 in 2023) Overland to challenge the Model T Ford was announced. A disastrous strike delayed introduction until 1919, when it was priced at $845 (equivalent to $14,850 in 2023) with electric lights and a self-starter.
Plan of Dublin Google Map interface; 1821 Maps of the county of Dublin William Duncan 8 sheets. Duncan was commissioned by the Dublin Grand Jury to produce a set of maps of Dublin for administrative and planning uses. Southern 4 sheets [layer "Duncan (1821)"] 1835 Leigh's new pocket road-book of Ireland: Published by Leigh & Son 1836
A smaller "38 hp" model, very similar to the Model 48, was added in 1913. [12] The model 38 has a 425 cu in (7.0 L), 62 bhp (46 kW) version of the T-head six and sits on a somewhat shorter 140 inches (3,556 mm) wheelbase. By 1914, Locomobile had stopped selling all four-cylinder models to concentrate exclusively on sixes. [13]
Henry Ford, Detroit coal merchant Alexander Y. Malcomson, and a group of investors formed the Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903, to assemble automobiles. [1]: 10–11 [2] The company's first car model, the original Ford Model A, began to be assembled that same month at the Ford Mack Avenue Plant, a rented wagon manufacturing shop in Detroit, Michigan.