Henry Ford's Model T forever changed the world. The car made "for
the great multitude" (as Ford put it) first debuted in 1908 and
proved so affordable and so popular that fifteen million were sold
through 1927. The "Tin Lizzie" was the first automobile to be
mass-produced on moving assembly lines, and built using
interchangeable parts. It proved tough and reliable in everyday
use, and cheap enough to spawn the automobile revolution: the car
cost $850 in 1909 but amazingly by the 1920s, the price had dropped
to a mere $260 due to the perfection of production techniques and
economy of scale. Designed by a team that included Childe Harold
Willis, Joseph Galamb and Eugene Farkas, the Model T had a
front-mounted four-cylinder engine that produced 20 hp and had a
top speed of 45 mph. It was a rear-wheel drive vehicle with wooden
wheels, and featured a two-speed transmission plus a reverse gear.
Although models varied - and many revisions took place over two
decades of production - the original version weighed about 1200
pounds. Created in the 1920s and featuring information about the
original Model T and the "New Model T" of 1925, this maintenance
manual is an invaluable resource. It was originally intended to
educate the men tasked with assembling, repairing and maintaining
the Model T, and offers a plethora of information about the car,
its design and operation. The text includes chapters on how to take
apart and put together the car, how to overhaul the engine and
transmission, valve grinding and carbon removal, rod bearings,
fitting pistons and rings, correcting noisy timing gears,
installation of camshaft bearings, cleaning oil lines, oil leaks,
transmission band installation, axle overhauls, refurbishing and
replacing springs, radiator repair, starting motor overhaul, and
more. It also includes troubleshooting and general servicing
information. A must have for any Model T owner, this book is also a
terrific reference for the docent, historian, or anyone who ever
wondered, "how did that work?"
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