Henry ford first model t ford

Widely regarded as the first automobile that was affordable for middle-class Americans, the Ford Model T occupies an important place in social and technological history. It enabled inexpensive transportation on a huge scale, while its influence was felt in the pioneering principles of management used in its production.

On 26 May , Ford and his son drove the millionth vehicle out of the factory.

It remained the most sold car in history until , when it was surpassed by the Volkswagen Beetle.

Here’s the story behind the Ford Model T.

The blueprint

When the first Model T was wheeled out of Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan on 27 September , it wasn’t the first automobile on the market.

Nor was it the first Ford.

Ford had founded several companies before , when at age 39 he founded the Ford Motor Company. Between then and , the Motor Company had produced a handful o