OhGizmo! (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
By Jonathan Kimak Yesterday Ford announced a new technology known as MyKey that will be a standard feature on all 2010 Ford Focus Coupes and will eventually be added to other Ford model vehicles. MyKey is a system that can limit the functions of the car depending on which key is used. The MyKey can limit [...]
Uncoached (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Since I know all you guys follow French Lingerie, Catrinel Menghia has been the face of Lise Charmel since 2005. Menghia is a Romanian model who was discovered at the age of 16 and things became pretty big for her in 2001 when she was a runner up in Ford Model’s Supermodel of the World [...]
Diva Marketing Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The Ford Model T, fondly known as Tin Lizzie celebrated its or should it be her (?) 100th anniversary yesterday - October 1. Although Tin Lizzie was not the first automobile made .. she was the first Affordable car. What do you give an old girl, who is off the assembly lines, but has impacted the life styles of generations? Perhaps a couple of flirty honks from a whipper snapper hybrid vehicle? Walking...
Back in skinny jeans (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Damn you Ford Models! I'm supposed to be doing ab work because Chris here who is not just a model but a personal trainer as well, is demonstrating some seriously hard working ab-tastic workouts. But honestly, I cannot focus on...
Look At This... (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
These Strange Things Can Fly How to Land a Plane in an Emergency Mind the gap! The world's biggest cruise ship squeezes out of dock and sets sail The 7 Ugliest Cars Ever Built Siamese car ( via ) Top 10 Ford Model T Tech Innovations That Matter 100 Years Later 15 wackiest cars in the world '666' road sign thefts bedeviling NJ highways The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget Exploding custard truck sends driver...
Thomas Net (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Economic woes are casting a huge shadow over an already sputtering environment for U.S. automakers. Moreover, many people will soon turn some of their focus away from the mammoth $700 billion rescue plan for the financial system and toward yesterday's massive $25 billion rescue plan for U.S. automakers . Record-high gas prices this year haven't helped the automotive industry, either. All of this is...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
For the 100th anniversary of the Model T, Ford thought it would rip off Jalopnik’s patented top 10 list with one of their own. While there’s no denying the importance of the Model T in creating the consumer/industrial complex, some of Ford’s claims seem a bit rose-tinted. So let’s take a look at ten ways Ford thinks the Model T changed the world, along with a little bit of third-party perspective....
Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Today, October 1, marks the centennial of the Ford Model T . This is a 1910 version, but you get the idea. I drove one once. It had the suspension system of a bed frame, the engine was tiny, the top speed was 30 mph, and the controls were unorthodox compared to today; the accelerator was a lever mounted on the steering column, and "reverse" was a pedal on the floor. But Henry Ford's Tin Lizzie took...
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
(TrendHunter.com) On October 1, 1908, the first Ford Model T was produced. It featured a hand-crank motor until 1919, and its 4-cylinder engine produced around 20 horsepower. Passengers trucked along at speeds of up to…
Cnet (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
In 1908, Henry Ford started the automobile industry--and the country--down a whole new road with the affordable, durable Model T.
Never Yet Melted (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Popular Mechanics celebrates the 100 Anniversary of the world’s first cheap, reliable automobile, Henry Ford’s Model T, the Volkswagen Beetle of my grandfather’s day.
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant unveils restored facade as part of Model T 100th anniversary celebration DETROIT, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Ford would be proud! For the first time in decades his original plant on Piquette Avenue in Detroit looks just like it did when he opened its doors over 100 years ago. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant was the assembly site for the first 12,000 Model Ts. The...
The Garage (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Now that the younger of our two farm boys on the West Coast has moved up to San Francisco, there are all sorts of new opportunities for new photos of the Ford Model A pickup. We’re talking of course about Aaron Von Minden from Savage Speed Garage and his parts grabber. From way up here in [...]
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
The Detroit Free Press tells a tale of product placement gone slightly awry in the new Knight Rider . We know KITT is a Shelby GT500KR , but apparently KITT is also able to transform into any of a variety of other Ford models, like the F-150 , ostensibly for stealth purposes. In other words, KITT is a GT500KR when Michael Knight needs to look cool, and a Fusion or Escape when he's trolling for hookers....
