Model+A+and+Model+T+Ford

= Model A and Model T "You can paint it any color, as long as it's black"  =  The Model A and Model T Ford automobiles really sparked everyones interest. They created a faster way to travel and also made traveling safer. Both of these cars were made by a man named Henry Ford. He was known to be a man before his time. Most people think that Ford was the first person to create the automobile, but actually in 1896, a man named Charles B. King and Oliver E. Barthel created a motorized cart. After ford saw this the same year he built his first car, The Quadricycle. The quadricycle had four wheels, an air-cooled engine, four-horsepower and was operated with two cylinders.



The Model T was built in 1906 and was created with an assembly line. By having a assembly line factory the production of the automobile was faster and made the prices of the Mode T lower and more affordable. By using the assembly line Ford was able to pay his workers $5 a day and he could lower the working time to 8 hours a day. Another reason why Ford could pay his workers at such a high price was because he made all of his own parts so he didn't have to pay the steel companies, for their parts. Ford could also hire the best engineers and workers because the job he offered was a good paying job. Once the automobile was finished in the production line they were able to be driven out of the factory. Since this way of production made the cars cheeper, they were affordable to everyone. The first models of the Model T sold for $850. The Model T as two first gears and a 20 horsepower engine, also there were no driver doors. [|steel company]

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The ford factory produced the model T and Model A for about 20 years. They were the most popular cars of their time. but during the 1920's ford company was losing costumers as GMC (general motors company) was gaining costumers. They offered more luxurious transportation. The down fall of the factory was also during the start of the great depression when people didn't even have enough money to supply food for their family much less buy a new car.  Ford company down fall

10 ways Model T changed the world 1. assembly line 2. friend of a factory worker 3. personalize it 4. the universal car 5. american way- steering wheel on the left side 6. any color as long as it's black 7. built ford tough 8. look at that thing go! 9. Tim Lizzie, pop culture icon 10. car of the century

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