1908 was the year the first production model T was built. This was arguably the birth of mass motoring. Before that, cars were just horse frightening public nuisances operated by mechanically inclined idle rich guys.
Ironically Peak Oil may mark the beginning of the end of mass motoring around the year 2008. The car era will have been a mere 100 years. Silly us, we rebuilt our world under the assumption that cars would be the way things were from now on. We will spend the first decades of this century wondering what the hell we are going to do with all this worthless infrastructure.
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100th anniversary of the Model T
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100th anniversary of the Model T
by NeoPeasant » Wed 15 Feb 2006, 00:55:15
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Re: 100th anniversary of the Model T
by Liamj » Wed 15 Feb 2006, 05:44:52
Wish i could get one, i'd be more optomistic about being able to fix it.
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Re: 100th anniversary of the Model T
by Daculling » Wed 15 Feb 2006, 08:42:21
If only we ran them on alcohol as Ford originally planned we might not be in this mess. Of course cars would be only for the well to do as we all know we can't produce enough ethanol for everyone.
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Re: 100th anniversary of the Model T
by JeeBoomba » Mon 20 Feb 2006, 23:58:50
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Liamj', 'W')ish i could get one, i'd be more optomistic about being able to fix it.
Here's the owner's manual for a Model T: http://www.mtfca.com/books/1911Inst.htm
It's a good deal more maintenance intensive than you would expect.
Realistically, the easiest cars to maintain would probably be late 70's-early 90's Japanese economy cars. Light, simple, cheap and plentiful, just like VW's used to be.
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Re: 100th anniversary of the Model T
by hotsacks » Tue 21 Feb 2006, 00:12:28
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Liamj', 'W')ish i could get one, i'd be more optomistic about being able to fix it.
Good on gas too: about 26 mpg.
Average mpg today? About 22 mpg.
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Re: 100th anniversary of the Model T
by duke3522 » Tue 21 Feb 2006, 01:52:34
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JeeBoomba', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Liamj', 'W')ish i could get one, i'd be more optomistic about being able to fix it.
Here's the owner's manual for a Model T: http://www.mtfca.com/books/1911Inst.htm
It's a good deal more maintenance intensive than you would expect.
Realistically, the easiest cars to maintain would probably be late 70's-early 90's Japanese economy cars. Light, simple, cheap and plentiful, just like VW's used to be.
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