I have been searching the Detroit pages for Ford photos. Naturally not all pictures of Fords are correctly labelled, so I have put in a simple search for 'Automobiles', and then surfed through the photos looking for Fords. I have now completed the 200th page (4,800 photos). Below are links to the pictures that I have found so far, I have probably missed some, so someone else can do an 'audit' for us.
Where possible, I have copied the title of the picture, so it might be found if the link does not work.
Links Detriot Public Library
T in Ditch. http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 150560
Automobiles in a Field
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 171369
Motorists camping with Automobiles in Forest.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 172147
Auto in front of Clubhouse 1908
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 181992
Automobile Accident
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 151485
Driver and Passenger
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186924
Car arrives in Australia.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 183405
Motorists in Ford automobile, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour -
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194634
Automobile accident, 1910 New Jersey Reliability Run (Is the far car a Ford?)
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 195378
Motorists in Automobile on Rural Road
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194546
Automobile decorated with garlands and American flags, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour (Ford 2nd car)
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 193137
Motorist in automobile in front of Lafayette Hotel at Portland, Maine, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194563
Driver and passenger in automobile, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194353
Spectators surrounding Ford automobile, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194398
Onlookers surrounding motorists in automobile, 1911 Buffalo Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186475
Driver and passenger in automobile, 1911 Buffalo Reliability Run .
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186091
Motorists in Ford automobile traveling on rural road, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194586
Motorists in Ford automobile, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 194451
Driver and passenger in automobile, 1910 Brooklyn Dealers Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186507
Motorists in Ford automobile, 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 193728
Driver and passenger in automobile, 1911 Buffalo Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186808
Driver and passenger in Ford automobile, 1910 Brooklyn Dealers Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186474
Driver and passenger in Ford automobile, 1910 Brooklyn Dealers Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186551
Automobile in ditch, 1910 New Jersey Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 195200
Motorists with automobiles, 1911 Buffalo Reliability Run.
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A 186926
Dane, fabulous work buddy. Coowie cobber!!!
Wow, those are too cool! I've bookmarked this site for something to do on these long cold winter days.
Thanks Dane!
Thank you Dane, great early Ford pics.
Several of these images have been posted here previously. It is great to know where the original negatives or glass plates reside. The early town car stuck in the mud is always a favorite:
What's that monster in the background? That must of been one very impressive car in its day.
Dane,
Thank You for taking the time to sift through the Collection for the rest of us.
-Don
Graham, must be a really rich neighborhood. That big fancy car and even the poor Model T owners are in Town Cars.
Wow! Thank you so very much. I haven't had any spare minutes to look at any yet, except for the two Royce posted just above. And, oh boy! That is what you can call stuck! It gives new meaning to the words "soft shoulder".
I will look at every one of these you have linked. As will many others I am sure.
Again, thank you Dane H!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
The car in the background is a 1905-1908 National. The early Nationals can always be identified by the round radiator. I believe they discontinued the round radiator in 1909. This was a true 50 hp "T" head motor and a very powerful and expensive automobile.
just sayin,
brasscarguy
Hi Dan .
Re.the 200 sites from Detroit Library site number 6 --[FORD INTO AUSTRALIA]-- Maybe this car in the box is the answer [if it be my car] the reason why my 09 T came as a one of import from FORD in Detroit in LHD form as all other Ford imports had been coming in from Canada for some time and in RHD form.
Another question --If the car in the box it is to be a an exact replica of the winning OCEAN TO OCEAN race car one would think there would have been pictures of the replica car in Australian newspapers at the times to the promotion of which i have never seen or heard of.
Again maybe FORD is trying to promote itself as the winner of the race--If so it may well be be better to promote the ''T' in standard form as the car you get and that the race winning car is based on this standard car
lov to know the answer .
Bob,
I think your right, and it's advertising. The container to the left has the same sign on it. I think it's advertising placed on "T" containers. It does help us date the photos, since the cars must have been shipped after June 1909 and before the Ford was officially disqualified on Oct 28, 1909, in my opinion.
Bob, you pose some interesting questions. My first thought was how did an Aussie photo come to be in Detroit. There is no indication of city or state, and I would think that nearly every major city would have an Elizabeth Street. Interesting that the photo is taken at or near the docks as there is the bow of a ship behind the building.
Is the car in the box a replica of the racing Fords, or was that just a reference for advertising? Like you, I wonder.
A hunt for '25 Elizabeth' (hoping to locate a motor business in any city) showed that a tyre business was at 21 to 23 Elizabeth Street in Melbourne at that time, and a butchers shop at 25 in Sydney, so that was no help.
Dane and Bob
The Address is:
Sydney 1908 09 - Ford Motor Agency 253-255 Elizabeth St
Dane
That address does vary and now is 253-257 Elizabeth St (expanding the business?)
I did find a reference to the "Duplicate" car on Display at the above for dealer. So the photo description is correct.
Bob
Details are:
1909-06-26 Sat-Duplicate NY Seattle Car-Sydney Morning Herald P03
A shipment is mentioned in the banner in the photo. Add refers to these model Fords being sold previously in Sydney.
Date would be close to your car's arrival date.
All great stuff!
Thanks Dane and Bob
Mark
What body style car sold in Sydney for 275 POUNDS at the time ?
A Touring Car, Bob
1909-04-10 Sat-Model T 275 Pounds-SMH P17
Thanks guys, great information. Maybe a photo of the duplicate car will surface?
In Royce's first photo of the T Town Car in the ditch, I notice that the headlight brackets are in place, but the headlights are missing. Was it normal practice to remove the lights if they were not going to be used?
The town cars, landaulet, and coupes were sold without headlamps or carbide generator. The thinking was that city street lamps would be sufficient, so only kerosene parking lamps and tail lamp were supplied. Headlamps were optional at extra cost on town cars, landaulet, and coupe body styles.
Thanks for that good info Mark.--- If my memory serves e correct wasn't FORD MOTOR AGENCY owned by MARK FOY and was in opposition to DAVIES & FEHON in importing and selling FORD product?.
Bob, The Davies Brothers under the name Davies & Fehon were the importers of the cars. They had been before this bringing in Model "R' and "S' Fords but they retailed the cars through the Ford Motor Agency.
According to Arthur Davies as they were importers they had no marketing experience and it was expensive to do so. Even when they did move to marketing the Model T it took them 5 years before they made any profit.
Thank Peter -- I always thought MARK FOY was well into the motor scene in Sydney --including FORD importing.