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- Sales Brochure, "The Ford, 1905" - This 1905 Ford Motor Company sales brochure, like previous sales literature, continued to call Henry Ford's automobiles "The Car of Satisfaction." Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. Not satisfied with these early attempts, Ford continued to improve and innovate. In 1908, Ford created the vehicle he envisioned: the Model T.
- 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Sales Brochure, "The Ford, 1905"
This 1905 Ford Motor Company sales brochure, like previous sales literature, continued to call Henry Ford's automobiles "The Car of Satisfaction." Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. Not satisfied with these early attempts, Ford continued to improve and innovate. In 1908, Ford created the vehicle he envisioned: the Model T.
- "Why See a Marriage Counselor? Get a Select Shift." Ford Motor Company Advertising Proof, 1967 - The automatic transmission combined a fluid coupling with a planetary gearset to eliminate the driver's need to push a clutch pedal and shift gears. The convenience was offset somewhat by lower fuel economy due to slippage in the fluid coupling, and reduced control while driving downhill or in slick conditions. Ford's "Select Shift" transmission compromised between automatic and manual.
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
"Why See a Marriage Counselor? Get a Select Shift." Ford Motor Company Advertising Proof, 1967
The automatic transmission combined a fluid coupling with a planetary gearset to eliminate the driver's need to push a clutch pedal and shift gears. The convenience was offset somewhat by lower fuel economy due to slippage in the fluid coupling, and reduced control while driving downhill or in slick conditions. Ford's "Select Shift" transmission compromised between automatic and manual.
- Ford Model A Transmission, 1928-1931 - Like everything else about the Ford Model A, the car's transmission differed from its predecessor in the Model T. The Model A's lever-activated, three-speed sliding-gear unit was an improvement over the T's foot-pedal, two-speed planetary gearset. By the time the A debuted for 1928, sliding-gear transmissions were the industry standard, despite Henry Ford's longtime preference for planetary transmissions.
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Ford Model A Transmission, 1928-1931
Like everything else about the Ford Model A, the car's transmission differed from its predecessor in the Model T. The Model A's lever-activated, three-speed sliding-gear unit was an improvement over the T's foot-pedal, two-speed planetary gearset. By the time the A debuted for 1928, sliding-gear transmissions were the industry standard, despite Henry Ford's longtime preference for planetary transmissions.