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Quote: "The true reason for this was, of course, that black paint was the only one that would stick to steel back in those days of lead-based paint. " I'm sorry, but that's not true. The reason model t's were black was Ford's desire to mass produce them as quick and cheap as possible. Other brands such as Cadillac and Packards were built in the same era and were painted with lacquers whos colors and finish quality rival some of today's best paint jobs. These paint jobs are now near or over 100 years old and are still as nice as the day they were done. I seen this on the History Channel. <br />
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