ANY COLOUR - SO LONG AS IT’S BLACK: DESIGNING THE MODEL T FORD 1906 - 1908

Book ID/图书代码： 04410010B39248

English Summary/英文概要： Henry Ford’s design of the Model T between 1906 and 1908 was an extraordinary achievement. The automobile industry was still in an experimental phase, yet Mr Ford’s ground-breaking design lasted without major change for nearly two decades. More than 15 million Model Ts were built: performance and price gave the car an edge. In this book, published to celebrate the centenary of the Model T Ford, John Duncan explains why it was such a phenomenon.

The reasons for the car’s success can be found in its brilliant mechanical design. The aim of this book is to provide a fresh and concise look at the design, and to show how Henry Ford’s personality is reflected in the car he created.

Any Colour – So Long As It’s Black is simply written and will appeal to anyone who would like to understand what is so remarkable about the Model T and why it is a landmark in engineering history.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 亨利·福特于1906年到1908年间设计的老爷车称得上是一项十分杰出的成就。虽然汽车产业仍处于一个实验阶段，但是在近二十年里，福特先生独创的设计还是无人能够超越。有超出1500万的老爷车被制造而成：优良的性能和适当的价格让这种车型取得了更大的优势。出版本书的目的是为了庆祝福特老爷车的百年纪念日。约翰·邓肯在书中对福特车现象做出了说明。
这部汽车的成功缘自其杰出的构造设计。本书以一种新颖简单的视角来探究这个设计，同时也展现了亨利·福特是如何将个人品行体现在自己制造的汽车上面。
《众多色彩——只取黑色》以一种简明扼要的写作方式致力于让每个人都能够了解到老爷车的不同凡响之处，同时还说明了它能够成为工程史上一座里程碑的缘由。(SXX)

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About the Author/作者介绍： JOHN DUNCAN was bornand educated in Australia, and has had a distinguished career as an engineer in industry and later in tertiary education. After practical training in manufacturing in USA and Australia, he pursued postgraduate work in the UK and was appointed a professor of mechanical engineering in Canada and subsequently in New Zealand. Since retirement, his life has been divided between a small farm near Auckland and research in automotive manufacturing at the University of Michigan, USA, and Deakin University, Australia. He has restored a number of historic vehicles and owns a 1918 Model T tourer built by his grandfather’s company, Duncan & Fraser Ltd., which assembled and built bodies for Model T Fords in Adelaide from 1909 to 1927.

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