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The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, ... View of the driver's controls, 1920 Model T.
Side view of the Ford Model T engine. [1] The Ford Model T used a 177 cu in (2.9 L) sidevalve, reverse-flow cylinder head inline 4-cylinder engine. It was primarily a gasoline engine. It produced 20 hp (14.9 kW) for a top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h). It was built in-unit with the Model T's novel transmission (a planetary design), sharing the same ...
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When the Model T sprang from a 'hive's mind,' it was the fulfillment of Henry Ford’s quest to produce affordable, reliable vehicles. The revolutionary Model T changed America and the world. Then ...
Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company played a critical role in the economic growth of the time period due to its rapid sales of the Model T. By 1924, approximately ten thousand Ford Motor Company dealerships operated throughout the United States. Ford's method of assembly line production and stable wages for workers made the Model T a popular car ...
From liberating farmers to helping city workers maintain street lights, the early Model T was versatile.
In the 1920s, mass-produced vehicles became commonplace in the U.S. and Canada. By 1927, the Ford Motor Company discontinued the Ford Model T after selling 15 million units of that model. It had been in continuous production from October 1908 to May 1927. [20] [21] The company planned to replace the old model with a newer one, the Ford Model A ...
The Henry Ford museum, on its website, has an image of 25,000 workers posing at the Highland Park Plant in 1912. By 1920, Ford employed 5,000 African Americans. By 1926, that number doubled to 10,000.