| What started out as a simple ingenious way of | | | | A. But it carried a very important artifact--the V8 |
| putting things together became a great well of classic | | | | engine. Yes, Ford Motor Companies created this |
| cars. The Ford Motor Company started out as a small | | | | monster of an engine, and they put it in one of their |
| group of three people working together to form a | | | | signature cars. The V8 engine also defined how a |
| few simple cars. Each person would work on a | | | | car's performance should be: powerful, speedy, but |
| different component, thus making the process much | | | | affordable. |
| quicker. And when this style of work grew onto large | | | | The Fairlane |
| scales, it defined how car creation would be. | | | | Jump to 15 years after the Model B and the V8, and |
| Ford is undeniably a legendary creator of classic cars. | | | | we have the first set of big cars. The Fairlane would |
| Here we will take a look at some of the great | | | | start the trend of hood-and-trunk cars, with a classy |
| defining vintage cars that this company has made. | | | | look to boot. The Fairlane was in fact, the car for the |
| The Model T | | | | '50s and '60s that it has permeated into the |
| Made in 1908, this car made all those horse-powered | | | | milkshake culture of that era. |
| carriages become a simple tourist novelty. The Model | | | | The Thunderbird |
| T heralded the real start of popular automobile usage. | | | | The T-bird is also one of the defining cars that Ford |
| Its success came with the fact that it was | | | | has made. It is literally a sports car available for |
| affordable. Ford's assembly-line way of production | | | | normal people, and which could be driven safely on |
| paid off. It was so popular that it was in fact | | | | the road. The Thunderbird is really a beauty, demand |
| considered to be the world's best selling car design | | | | on the classic car market for first to third generation |
| before the Volkswagen Beetle dominated the | | | | ones reached great proportions. |
| race--which was almost 60 years after! | | | | The Mustang |
| The Model A | | | | The Mustang is another trendsetter. Large muscle |
| Ford had it strange with the alphabet. After Model T, | | | | cars abound in the 60s, but Ford is not a company |
| the next fashionable car that Ford has introduced | | | | that conforms. The Mustang was the first of the |
| was the Model A in 1927. It was a simple and elegant | | | | 'pony' cars, with the long hood and short deck make. |
| car, but with additions that would define what a car | | | | This car was so sweet and sexy that it was given a |
| would be for years. Take for example the four-wheel | | | | starring role as Mr. Bond's car in Goldfinger. |
| mechanical brakes, as well as the hydraulic shock | | | | Aside from these cars, Ford provided us with quality |
| absorbers. It had a starting price of around | | | | trucks, buses, and even tractors. Though they may |
| $300-$400. And now, a not-so-restored Model A | | | | not be collectible, Ford Motor Company's versatility |
| roadster sells for $20,000 at the least. How's that for | | | | showed through these utility vehicles. Still, what |
| a classic car value. | | | | defines Ford is its ability to set a trend in automobile |
| The Model B | | | | making, be it an affordable car, a high-performance |
| The Model B could not have made it to this list of | | | | engine, or new designs. And this trendsetting ability is |
| classic cars because it looked so much like the Model | | | | what makes Ford's vehicles valuable classic cars. |