Found this two-tone 1956 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan behind, way behind, a BMW mechanic’s garage in NW Austin. As a new car, it was advertised touting its “big jet-tube tail lights, big new wrap-around parking lights, extra-large windshield and King Size double-sealed brakes.” — All hyphenated!

Guessing it’s a later edition, Tin Lizzies were made from 1908 to 1927.

Typical Austin couple taking the Tin Lizzie food shopping, captured by good friend Victor E.

The Ford Model T put America on wheels, 15,000,000 sold between 1908 and 1927.  Perfected assembly line production allowed its prices to fall from $850 in 1908 to less than $300 in 1925.  At the same time, Henry Ford raised workers hourly rate dramatically so that they could afford to buy his car.  The car was very sturdy and reliable, as it needed to be before paved roads were common. Its four cylinder engine had 20 hp, taking the car to a top speed of 40-45 mph.  Interesting history of the Model T here.  Long documentary here.  The first ones were started by hand crank but later ones could be had with electric starting.  The car was often modified as tractors, snowmobiles, etc. I’m guessing this one is late teens or early ’20s. It was the Universal Car, one of the greatest cars ever.