The Legendary Model-T Ford: The Ultimate History of America's First Great Automobile

This is an exceptional coffee table sized book. The pages are filled with large clear excellent photographs in both black & white as well as color. The reproduction is outstanding for almost every photo in the book. Some of the 100-year old photos are so clear you'll take a second look to see if they're period or contemporary shots. The printing is on a glossier brighter white paper than really makes the photos pop. The enjoyable text is in a larger font than I'm used to seeing in books like this. It's actually refreshing to see the publisher use such an easy to read font. I found the writing to be enjoyable and an easy read. There are some additional very interesting human interest type stores about owners and there cars. I purchased several Model-T books at about the same time. Some of them started to run together in my mind. When I reexamined this book in preparation for my review, I was just blown away by everything about it. While I think the writing is great, the book would be worth it just to look through for the photographs.

The Legendary Model-T Ford was written in a easy to read format. The photos were excellent. I would recommend this book to anyone who is just looking for fun reading to the Model-T owner. Great Book.

If you're nostalgic about cars, this is a great book. The Model-T Ford was the first mass-produced car, and quite a revelation. By today's standards, they were rudimentary. Consider, they had no windshield wipers, no heater, and no automatic starter. The ones I've driven had no gear shift; the two speed transmission was worked with the left foot on a floor pedal. Top speed was about 35MPH, and good luck going up a steep hill! In any event, this book does a fine job in words and photos of detailing the history of this revolutionary vehicle.

This book is a must for all Model A Ford lovers. Quality / understandable / multi pictured & entertaining. FULLY RECOMMEND

Nice volume that I have read twice. Enjoyable and informative. I would recommend it for anyone wanting an enjoyable read on the Model T

I have had a long interest in antique autos, especially Fords, having owned 3 Model A Fords over the last 42 years.

GREETINGS...FEW BOOKS LOOK THIS GREAT.IT IS A GOOD SIZE AND FROM COVER TO COVER IT IS ALL T MODEL.THERE ARE EXPLANATIONS OF HOW TO OPERATE THAT GEARING,JUST ABOUT ALL THE PHOTOS ONE COULD WANT ON THE MOTOR,EVERY BODY TYPE,SEATING,COLOR,EVEN A RACING CHASSIS.THIS BOOK IS AN IDEAL INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF FORDS T SERIES,THE PICS ARE CLEAR WITH LIZZIE LOOKING HER BEST IN THAT FAMOUS COLOR.THIS BOOK WAS A WISE PURCHASE,WE DID OWN ONE MANY YEARS AGO ON THE FARM,WE REMEMBER A CUT DOWN UTE, BENCH SEAT AND VERY LITTLE ELSE IT WORKED THAT WAY FOR YEARS.THIS BOOK TELLS A TRUE STORY WITH AN EXCELLENT COVER...REGARDS...RONALD.C.LEE-HARRIS.

I am fascinated by antique automobiles, and while Ford wasn't the first person to manufacture a car, he was the first to make one that most people could afford. No longer was the automobile a plaything for the rich. But more than that, Ford made a flivver that was just right for the times- rugged, easy to fix, and made for the road conditions of the day (today's drivers would have a hard time trying to drive one of these. For example, the throttle mechanism is a post on the steering column, not via a floor pedal). Tom Collins has made an interesting book, one that is not too technical like some I have read on the T. There are two big drawbacks though- ones that make me rate this book more as 3 1/2 stars rounded up to 4. One is that there are a fair number of spelling errors, and in this day of spellcheck, that is unacceptable. The second, and bigger problem, is that some of the photos in this book are out of focus. Especially ones by Robin Heil-Kern. On a level plane, one half of the photo is in-focus, but the other is fuzzy. In some cases the whole photo is out of focus, like the depth of field was way off. I found it very distracting, and of course if you're looking for a nice picture book, you want clear photos. The Amazon price is very discounted, and would make this book a good one for your automoblile library.