Coils that sometimes will reward the Model T driver with a âfree startâ if when the engine was turned off, one of the pistons stopped just after top-dead center on the compression stroke. The vibrator ignition coil system did not originate with the Model T, never-the-less; the Model T was its most famous application. In this and the following two articles we will attempt to comprehensively present the story of the Model T ignition coil.
The Mexican War. The Mexican War between the United States and Mexico began with a Mexican attack on American troops along the southern border of Texas on Apr. 25, 1846. Fighting ended when U.S. Gen. Winfield Scott occupied Mexico City on Sept. 14, 1847; a few months later a peace treaty was signed (Feb. 2, 1848) at Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The U.S. - Mexican War began on April 25, 1846. It ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848. However, fighting between Mexican guerrillas and U.S. troops continued for several months afterward. The last American troops left Mexico on August 2, 1848.