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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, 1927. [16] It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. [17]
Ford Motor Company relied on a network of sales agencies-dealers which agreed to sell Model T cars, stock parts, and provide mechanics' services. Ford initially manufactured fully assembled cars in Detroit and then "knocked them down" (took off the wheels and otherwise prepared them for shipment) and shipped them to dealers.
The Ford No. 2 car is behind it. The Ford No. 2 car, a stripped down Model T, was the first to cross the finish line after 23 days on the road. This was the second year of Model T production, and Henry Ford immediately advertised the race results heavily, and the Model T went on to be the best selling car in the first half of the 20th century.
Dockstader, a 77-year-old Kent resident and car enthusiast, is a member of the Greater Akron Model T Club. He is making the drive down to Canton in his own Model T, a 1918 "Centerdoor" sedan.
Clara Ford, right, drives a 1905 Model N with Merle Clarkson in front of the three-story brick factory shown in 1905 that from late 1904 to 1910 was the home of Ford Motor Co.
The Model T disrupted personal transportation when Ford Motor Co. introduced it in Detroit in 1908. ... An undated picture of Ford Model T's lined up outside the Highland Park factory. One of many ...
Shay Motors Corporation was an automobile company founded by Harry J. Shay in February 1978 as the Model A & Model T Motor Car Reproduction Corporation. [1] Harry Shay arranged with Ford Motor Company to build a limited run, modern-day reproduction of the Ford Model A Roadster, with a rumble seat, that was to be sold through the network of Ford Automobile Dealers and built in Battle Creek ...
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 ...