1928 CAR REPAIR MAILER

[sky otter]

my 90 yr old mom sends me this stuff every so often..hope you enjoy this one..i did

1928 CAR REPAIR MAILER.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR ADVERTISEMENT IN 1928...

SENT ON A PENNY POSTCARD






1914 Model T Ford Station Wagon.


May 31, 1927, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was the first affordable automobile, due in part to the assembly line process developed by Henry Ford.

It had 2.9-liter,  20 horsepower engine and could travel at speeds up to 45 miles per hour. It had a 10-gallon fuel tank and could run on kerosene, petrol, or ethanol, but it couldn't drive uphill if the tank was low, because there was no fuel pump; people got around this design flaw by driving up hills in reverse.

Ford believed that "the man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed." The Model T cost $850 in 1909, and as efficiency in production increased, the price dropped. By 1927, you could get a Model T for $290.

"I will build a car for the great multitude," said Ford. "It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one - and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces."

[Amaterasu]

Fascinating that all that was needed was the name, town and state to get it properly delivered.

Nice "find," sky!  Thank You so much for sharing!

[sky otter]

ammmm  didn't find it ..like i said my 90 ye old mom sends me this stuff...
she sent me the one about god being a women too

tough shoes to follow but great genes to have
hahahahahahahahah

[Amaterasu]

ammmm  didn't find it ..like i said my 90 ye old mom sends me this stuff...
she sent me the one about god being a women too

tough shoes to follow but great genes to have
hahahahahahahahah

Heh.  That's why I put "find" in quotes.  [grin]

[sky otter]

ah to type or not to type...some daze it's better to go have a drink

[Amaterasu]

I could use one about now.  Haven't had one in...heh...maybe a year!

[burntheships]

Sky,

A nice stroll back in time, great postcard.

Imagine, $ 5.00 for a fender made in the U.S.A.

Wow, and $1.00 for labor.

We need a time machine! 

[Amaterasu]

Sky,

A nice stroll back in time, great postcard.

Imagine, $ 5.00 for a fender made in the U.S.A.

Wow, and $1.00 for labor.

We need a time machine! 

It does sound good until You remember that You might be paid 10 cents an hour...