Ford Model Y: Henry's Car for Europe

This is the definitive history of the Ford Model Y of 1932 to 1937 and all of its worldwide variants. Referred to as the first "world car," the Y is the car that made Ford a truly international company. Most of the great names of the Ford Motor Company were involved with this first streamlined, mass-produced car, including Edsel Ford.

Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts, Urban Affairs Correspondent of the New York Times, has written for the Times for more than two decades. Before joining the Times, he was a reporter and city editor at the Daily News. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the New Republic, and New York Magazine. Author and co-author of several books, he lives in New York with his wife.