Ford's Motel T Celebrates 100 Years With Yearlong Festivities
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By James Raia
Published on 05/2/2008
The yearlong
celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T began in March
and the iconic vehicle will be honored throughout 2008 in a series of
national events.
In conjunction with Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund, the celebration began at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9.
The yearlong
celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T began in March
and the iconic vehicle will be honored throughout 2008 in a series of
national events.In conjunction with Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund, the celebration began at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9.
The yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T began in March and the iconic vehicle will be honored throughout 2008 in a series of national events.
In conjunction with Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund, the celebration began at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9.
Ford Motor Company will be the title sponsor of the Model T Ford Club of America’s “T Party 2008” in Richmond, Indi., July 21-26.
With support from Ford Motor Company Fund, the “T Party 2008” celebration hosted by the Model T Ford Club of America plans to transport nearly 1,000 Model Ts to the event.
The “T Party 2008” is expected to be the largest gathering of Model Ts since they left the factory. The weeklong centennial celebration will attract more than 10,000 Model T owners and enthusiasts from around the world.
More than 700 Model Ts are already registered for the event, including entries from England, Norway, Australia and New Zealand.
One hundred years ago, the Ford Model T changed the world with its technology and the same concept has lived with Ford ever since.
Additional Model T centennial celebration events are being planned and will be announced later this year.
Here are some Model Ts facts & figures:
* October 1, 1908 marks the anniversary of the first Model T built for sale.
* The Model T was the first low-priced, mass-produced automobile with standard, interchangeable parts.
* The Model T was equipped with a 20-horsepower, four-cylinder engine with a top speed of about 45 miles per hour, weighed 1,200 pounds and achieved 13-21 miles per gallon.
* The moving assembly line for the Model T revolutionized manufacturing in 1913.
* More than 15 million Model Ts had been sold by May 26, 1927, when a ceremony marked the formal end of Model T production.
* Henry Ford called the Model T “the universal car,” a low-cost, reliable vehicle that could be maintained easily and could successfully travel the poor roads of the era.
* On Dec. 18, 1999, the Ford Model T was named “Car of the Century” by a panel of 133 automotive journalists and experts who began with a list of 700 candidates in 1996 and sequentially narrowed the nominees through seven rounds of balloting over three years.
For more information on the “T Party 2008” centennial celebration, visit www.tparty2008.com.
In conjunction with Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund, the celebration began at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9.
Ford Motor Company will be the title sponsor of the Model T Ford Club of America’s “T Party 2008” in Richmond, Indi., July 21-26.
With support from Ford Motor Company Fund, the “T Party 2008” celebration hosted by the Model T Ford Club of America plans to transport nearly 1,000 Model Ts to the event.
The “T Party 2008” is expected to be the largest gathering of Model Ts since they left the factory. The weeklong centennial celebration will attract more than 10,000 Model T owners and enthusiasts from around the world.
More than 700 Model Ts are already registered for the event, including entries from England, Norway, Australia and New Zealand.
One hundred years ago, the Ford Model T changed the world with its technology and the same concept has lived with Ford ever since.
Additional Model T centennial celebration events are being planned and will be announced later this year.
Here are some Model Ts facts & figures:
* October 1, 1908 marks the anniversary of the first Model T built for sale.
* The Model T was the first low-priced, mass-produced automobile with standard, interchangeable parts.
* The Model T was equipped with a 20-horsepower, four-cylinder engine with a top speed of about 45 miles per hour, weighed 1,200 pounds and achieved 13-21 miles per gallon.
* The moving assembly line for the Model T revolutionized manufacturing in 1913.
* More than 15 million Model Ts had been sold by May 26, 1927, when a ceremony marked the formal end of Model T production.
* Henry Ford called the Model T “the universal car,” a low-cost, reliable vehicle that could be maintained easily and could successfully travel the poor roads of the era.
* On Dec. 18, 1999, the Ford Model T was named “Car of the Century” by a panel of 133 automotive journalists and experts who began with a list of 700 candidates in 1996 and sequentially narrowed the nominees through seven rounds of balloting over three years.
For more information on the “T Party 2008” centennial celebration, visit www.tparty2008.com.
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