Dec 12th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Let's play a quick word association game. I say "Bay of Pigs," you tell me what comes to mind.
Fidel Castro? Communism? Failed CIA missions?
When I think of the Bay of Pigs, I think of crystal clear water stretching out as far as the eye can see. I think of black sand beaches and snorkel rentals. I think of a beautifully restored 1929 Ford Model T convertible, driven by a young man in a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Around Cuba's Bay Of Pigs In A 1929 Ford Model T Convertible
Dec 12th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Let's play a quick word association game. I say "Bay of Pigs," you tell me what comes to mind.
Fidel Castro? Communism? Failed CIA missions?
When I think of the Bay of Pigs, I think of crystal clear water stretching out as far as the eye can see. I think of black sand beaches and snorkel rentals. I think of a beautifully restored 1929 Ford Model T convertible, driven by a young man in a ...Want To Learn How To Drive a Model T Ford? This Museum Will Teach You
Apr 28th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
The Model T Ford was the most successful car design in history. From 1908 to 1927, more than 15 million were sold at a price so affordable that cars went from being playthings of the wealthy to a common item for any middle class household. For better or worse, today's car culture is a direct product of the Model T.
Now the Collin County Farm Museum is offering courses in driving the Model T ...
Name My (Sweet) Ride for a Chance to Win a HP Veer phone
Jun 14th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
One of my colleagues once nicknamed his father's 2000 Miata "The Penis Extension". In hindsight, "Extension" could have been changed to "Reduction," but I give him credit for trying. And the guy had a point, anyone with an emotional engagement with their vehicle needs to name it -- it's a way of connecting and making the journey personal, or, if you're lucky a way to win a phone (details ...Making Cars in the Great Lakes: Inside Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant
Jun 7th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Before I left Chicago for points east, I had a chance to tour Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant, a complex that finishes about 1160 vehicles a day. A great majority of those are Ford Explorers, pieced together by line workers wearing safety glasses and headphones, working pneumatic tools in a hypnotizing ballet of endless repetition. Whir, whir, whir.
Walking the floor, following pedestrian ...Win $200 from REI and Ford Explorer on our Facebook page
Aug 25th, 2010 at 12:30PM:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Ford and Gadling have teamed up to bring you $200 toward whatever REI adventures, gear and clothing you fancy!
The giveaway is in celebration of the new, reinvented 2011 Ford Explorer (above). This vehicle not only has the right name for a traveler ("explorer"), but it includes an all-new Advanced Terrain Management System with special modes for mud, snow and sand. Other ...Gadling gear review: the 2010 Ford Taurus
Nov 25th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
No dear readers, you didn't stumble onto Autoblog - this is still Gadling, your favorite travel site. In this review I will indeed review the latest Ford Taurus. But first, let me explain why a car is being reviewed here. Back in August, Ford approached me and asked whether I'd like to take their latest Taurus for a one week test drive.
Now, I've never reviewed a car, so I was initially a ...Detroit, home of the Uniroyal Giant Tire
Sep 14th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Interstate I-94 East from Ann Arbor, Michigan to downtown Detroit is a monotonous drive. Low-rise housing complexes, mall parking lots and the Detroit Metro airport pass you by on the mostly flat route, snaking its way towards the heart of the Motor City. But if there's one weird landmark you're not likely to miss along the way, it's Detroit's very own Uniroyal Giant Tire, rising more than 80 feet ...On the road with the Lincoln MKS
May 7th, 2009 at 9:00AM: When Ford contacted us about taking Lincoln's new MKS out for a test drive, I thought that they had the wrong website. Autoblog, our sister site, takes care of all things automotive, and they would certainly be better equipped to handle a test drive. And in addition to being an airplane person, well, I'm not a very good driver. But they made a good point: everyone on Autoblog has seen the MKS a ...
