F. J.
One of the Regulars
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Ford in colour . . .
There is some doubt about the veracity of the ‘only black’ quote, especially considering that prior to 1914, Ford cars were not produced in black at all, but were blue, green, grey, or red. Some body styles only came in certain colours, et vice versa; exempli gratia, red could only be had in touring cars. The 1913 cars were midnight blue but it can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between it and black in period photographs. The reason that black was adopted was the simplicity and economy of producing them all the same colour, as Ford had perfected the assembly-line process about this time. Due to dropping sales figures, the ‘improved Model [T],’ produced in 1926 and 1927, resumed the colours, along with many other changes, to compete with other, newer designs, such as Chevrolet. Unfortunately, it was not as successful as hoped and was replaced by the Model A in 1928.
We all know Henry was long dead when they produced the Mustang---that and it came in colors other than black.
There is some doubt about the veracity of the ‘only black’ quote, especially considering that prior to 1914, Ford cars were not produced in black at all, but were blue, green, grey, or red. Some body styles only came in certain colours, et vice versa; exempli gratia, red could only be had in touring cars. The 1913 cars were midnight blue but it can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between it and black in period photographs. The reason that black was adopted was the simplicity and economy of producing them all the same colour, as Ford had perfected the assembly-line process about this time. Due to dropping sales figures, the ‘improved Model [T],’ produced in 1926 and 1927, resumed the colours, along with many other changes, to compete with other, newer designs, such as Chevrolet. Unfortunately, it was not as successful as hoped and was replaced by the Model A in 1928.