Site News and a Big Thank You

First off thanks to all the readers of this blog, we passed 12,000 page views yesterday! While this may be small potatoes compared to other sites, I never figured this project would take off like it has.

I have alot of neat things ready to go including photos of Edsel Ford's personal cars,  Henry Ford and the soybean and more of the "Then & Now" Assembly plant photos. Plus a few surprises...........

Thanks again for all the comments- I do read them all and they are much appreciated.

As always check back often for the only blog dedicated to 1903-1940 Ford Motor Company History & Trivia.

I guess we can all drink to that. Forget the Ice Cream & Refreshing Soft Drinks this is time for a cold beer!

1934 & 1935 Ford Taxi Cabs

Here's a couple photos showing '34 & '35 Fords used as Taxi when new....

Model A Ford Deluxe Models For 1931

Here's a pair of newspaper advertisements promoting the 1931 Deluxe Model A's......
It sure would be nice to have a time machine in the form of a 10 car carrier pulled a Kenworth or Peterbilt!

1934 1935 & 1936 Ford Trucks at Work.

The Ford Flathead in Police Duty.

Ford's have long been used the constabulary. Here's a sampling of Flathead Fords from 1932-40....

This is a Model B, but it's still cool! It is a Flathead after all....

1934 Fords with a couple of old Harley Davidson Motorcycles

1940 Ford Standard and Deluxe Sedans

Model A Brinks Truck and Other Commercial Rides....

The Model A Is Introduced....

What the Model A would look like was open to speculation during the time Ford quit making the Model T and the factories were shut down.

When it finally made it's debut on Dec. 2 1927, it was the talk of the country. Completed cars were in short supply so dealers built up the hype by holding speeches, placing ads in newspapers and passing out literature.

Below are two examples of this type of advertising, from a Dec. 2nd 1927 newspaper.

Scans of 1934 Henry Ford Museum Brochure Part 2

In a prior post at this link, we covered a few pages from a 1934 Edison Institute brochure. Tonight we share a few more scans. Enjoy.

William Hamilton Funeral Home Detroit, MI

When Edsel Ford died in 1943 & when Henry Ford died in 1947, both were taken to the William Hamilton Funeral Home in Detroit, MI.

I believe Clara Ford was taken here in 1950 as well. 

The building still exists albeit in poor shape. DetroitFunk has some excellent photos of the building and you can take a look at his site here.

However services were not held at the Hamilton Funeral home, they were held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Detroit. This is the same church that The Very Rev. Samuel Marquis oversaw in the earlier days. In case you didn't know Marquis was personal friends with Ford and Ford once told Marquis, "Mark, I want you to put Jesus Christ in my factory." This may have been a snide joke- as Ford didn't believe in organized religion but was a rather stern believer in reincarnation. Marquis later went on to work for Henry Ford in the ill famed Sociological Department at Highland Park.

St. Paul's is still a working church and you can visit their website here.

This is a 1947 photo of Henry Ford's Funeral held at St. Paul's in Detroit.