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Ford Model T: The Car That Put The World on Wheels by Brooke, Lindsay
First Thus
Book Description
Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks International, 2008. 208pp. Index. Red boards with white lettering to spine. In cooperation with the Henry Ford. Forward by Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motot Company and Patricia Mooradian, President, The Henry Ford. One hundred years after the Model T's introduction, this marvelously illustrated history examines all aspects of the car's genesis, production, marketing, and legacy. Veteran automotive journalist Lindsay Brooke explores Model T predecessors, the production methods that evolved to meet the demand for the car, and Ford's introduction of the revolutionary "five-dollar day." Brooke also traces 19 years of model changes, covers T-based trucks, and provides a rollicking look at the car's role in early motorsports and hot rodding. Illustrated throughout with photography and period art, much of it from The Henry Ford Museum, Model T: The Car That Put the World on Wheels" brings the story right up to the present, with a look at T ownership today. The result is a fitting tribute to the world's first automotive icon. Pages are bright and clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting). Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. Boards have some light rubbing to edges. Pictorial DJ is unclipped. Looks nice in protective mylar covering. This is not a remainder or ex-library. No previous owner markings. Very nice copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mylared.
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