Poem Lamenting the End of the Model T Era, "The Passing of the Ford," 1927
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Julia D. Booth of Chapel Hill, Texas, sent Henry Ford a three-page poem that revealed her love of the Model T and the car's popularity. On May 26, 1927, Ford Motor Company ceased production of the Model T in favor of the new Model A, which began production on November 1, 1927. Ford sold 15 million Model T cars from 1908-1927.
Julia D. Booth of Chapel Hill, Texas, sent Henry Ford a three-page poem that revealed her love of the Model T and the car's popularity. On May 26, 1927, Ford Motor Company ceased production of the Model T in favor of the new Model A, which began production on November 1, 1927. Ford sold 15 million Model T cars from 1908-1927.
Artifact
Poem
Date Made
June 1927
Subject Date
June 1927
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink: Mrs. Julia D. Booth, / Chapel Hill, Texas The passing of the Ford Ah! sad was my heart when / they told me the flivver, / Must die, and thus pass away; / For they say that it jolts and / thus shakes the liver. / And the Ford has seen its / best day. But why should I worry? I / still have a flivver, / Altho' she's eight years to / the good; / She never has once disturbed / my old liver! / But brought all the joy that / she could. The virtues are many. I can / say of the flivver, / The vices? -- of course, few, but / --- Ah! well, / Altho the old dear, ne'er dis- / turbed my poor liver, / A few times she did give me / hell. But what is all that compared / to the pleasure, / That I in my heart for ever / shall hoard; / For I shall consider I have / a great treasure, / So long as I own a Ford. So long may she live! don't / kill the dear flivver. / But pass her on down to / the next generation; / We can all take dope and / right the old liver, / But the Ford is the choice of / the nation. Ink stamps on first page: HENRY FORD / DEARBORN, ICH. / RECEIVED JUN 22, 1927 / Secretary's Office
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