Ford Model T

[wizard509]

I love it Ron, One question though, I thought those were always black, did they produce red ones like you show?

[gray]

Nice, Ron. Those vintage cars looked awesome with all the brass they had.

[Ron Duke]

I love it Ron, One question though, I thought those were always black, did they produce red ones like you show?

Hi Larry,

As I stated in my comment, “Ford” didn’t start the “any color as long as it’s black” policy until 1914.

The reason for going for production of only black cars in 1914, was so Ford could greatly reduce the price of their cars, making them more affordable to the general public.
This greatly boosted Ford sales as a result.

Black paint was less expensive to use than using color paints and in many ways made production much less costly. Thus, passing on the savings to the consumer proved to be a huge success for Ford.

[wizard509]

Thanks Ron, I did read that, still I wondered. I had an uncle that was well known for repairing or restoring those cars.(not sure which) but I think repairing, but cannot ask him because he is gone now. He was a farmer, lived in a small town.
,owned a welding shop where he mostly repaired farm machinery. I worked for him one harvest.

[Ron Duke]

Thanks Ron, I did read that, still I wondered. I had an uncle that was well known for repairing or restoring those cars.(not sure which) but I think repairing, but cannot ask him because he is gone now. He was a farmer, lived in a small town.
,owned a welding shop where he mostly repaired farm machinery. I worked for him one harvest.

How cool! You must have learned a lot!