This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: How Ford Motor Co.'s early Model T could be used for almost anything ...

Ford's engineers took the first step towards this goal by designing the Model T, a simple, sturdy car, offering no factory options -- not even a choice of color. The Model T, first produced in ...

Ford grew up on a farm in Michigan but had an early penchant for mechanics and invention, which spurred his career as an innovator. Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Co. and invented the famous Model T ...

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday.

Te Puke’s Ken Griffin has owned the in-need-of restoration Model T Ford for two and a half years and said, while he has done some work on the car, his real interests lie elsewhere. The chassis ...