Machinery The Henry Ford Museum - Autos 1

The Henry Ford Museum - Autos 1 · **3 Likes**

My family spent last weekend at The Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. The Henry Ford, as they call it, is much more than a auto museum - Henry originally constructed the complex as a tribute to Thomas Edison - but they do have a significant collection of automobiles. Usually I look at the other things - American kitchens, farm equipment, airplanes, railroads, etc - but this time I spent a partial day with the cars. Here is the first third of the ones I found to be most interesting.

1. 1903 Packard Model F - this car was second car to drive coast-to-coast in US {I guess first one was unavailable .... even to Ford money}

2. 1904 Ford Model A runabout

3. 1905 Ford Model B touring car

4. 1906 Rapid bus - ancestor of modern "shuttle buses" .... was used by hotels to take guests to train station

5. 1908 Stevens-Duryea Model U limosine - driver in open front .... important passengers in closed back {similar to how fancy carriages were built}

**eaglem** · 09-08-2018, 03:26 PM

A very good and interesting series and well captured too.

**pichaser** · 09-08-2018, 04:04 PM

Great images that show us some beautiful machines that were status symbols and advanced transportation.

jays0n · 09-08-2018, 10:13 PM

You captured the feeling of the place and history well. I really like your shot of he one with mud on it.

**PenPusher** · 09-09-2018, 07:48 AM

Very nice series, the 1908 model is particularly attractive and you are quite correct, designers seem to be still looking back to the stagecoach era, though to be fair they might not have been able to solve the problems with getting what looks like the gear/brake assembly into the cab.

reh321 · 09-09-2018, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by PenPusher

Very nice series, the 1908 model is particularly attractive and you are quite correct, designers seem to be still looking back to the stagecoach era, though to be fair they might not have been able to solve the problems with getting what looks like the gear/brake assembly into the cab.

Thank you for your comments.

The Village offers Model-T rides, and one of the things you learn there is that automobile design/controls wasn't standardized until the 1920s. The Model-T, for example, had three pedals, but one shifted between forward / reverse, and second shifted between low and higher, and the third was the brake ..... the throttle was on the steering column. I'm guessing the designers had all kinds of adventures during these years as they found one solution after another to issues that we just take for granted today.

reh321 · 09-09-2018, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by eaglem

A very good and interesting series and well captured too.

Originally posted by pichaser

Great images that show us some beautiful machines that were status symbols and advanced transportation.

Originally posted by jays0n

You captured the feeling of the place and history well. I really like your shot of he one with mud on it.

Thank you all for your comments. My second series of photos is now at
The Henry Ford Museum - Autos 2 - PentaxForums.com

**Rondec** · 09-09-2018, 02:01 PM

Nice shots. I was there when I was a boy and always found it an interesting place, as was the Dearborn Village.

reh321 · 09-10-2018, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by Rondec

Nice shots. I was there when I was a boy and always found it an interesting place, as was the Dearborn Village.

Thank you for your comments.

I have posted my third, and final, series here
The Henry Ford Museum - Autos 3 - PentaxForums.com

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eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,146	A very good and interesting series and well captured too.

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pichaser Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,776	Great images that show us some beautiful machines that were status symbols and advanced transportation.

09-08-2018, 10:13 PM	#4
jays0n Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 471	You captured the feeling of the place and history well. I really like your shot of he one with mud on it.

09-09-2018, 07:48 AM	#5
PenPusher Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,048	Very nice series, the 1908 model is particularly attractive and you are quite correct, designers seem to be still looking back to the stagecoach era, though to be fair they might not have been able to solve the problems with getting what looks like the gear/brake assembly into the cab.

09-09-2018, 11:05 AM	#6
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,179 Original Poster	Originally posted by PenPusher Very nice series, the 1908 model is particularly attractive and you are quite correct, designers seem to be still looking back to the stagecoach era, though to be fair they might not have been able to solve the problems with getting what looks like the gear/brake assembly into the cab. Thank you for your comments. The Village offers Model-T rides, and one of the things you learn there is that automobile design/controls wasn't standardized until the 1920s. The Model-T, for example, had three pedals, but one shifted between forward / reverse, and second shifted between low and higher, and the third was the brake ..... the throttle was on the steering column. I'm guessing the designers had all kinds of adventures during these years as they found one solution after another to issues that we just take for granted today.

09-09-2018, 11:28 AM	#7
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,179 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem A very good and interesting series and well captured too. Originally posted by pichaser Great images that show us some beautiful machines that were status symbols and advanced transportation. Originally posted by jays0n You captured the feeling of the place and history well. I really like your shot of he one with mud on it. Thank you all for your comments. My second series of photos is now at The Henry Ford Museum - Autos 2 - PentaxForums.com

09-09-2018, 02:01 PM	#8
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653	Nice shots. I was there when I was a boy and always found it an interesting place, as was the Dearborn Village.

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,179 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rondec Nice shots. I was there when I was a boy and always found it an interesting place, as was the Dearborn Village. Thank you for your comments. I have posted my third, and final, series here The Henry Ford Museum - Autos 3 - PentaxForums.com