Ford Model T

Ford Model T
1919 Ford Model T Coupe
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	1908–1927
Assembly	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.; Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.; Buffalo, New York, U.S.; Los Angeles, California, U.S.; Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.; St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.; Dothan, Alabama, U.S.; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.; San Francisco, California, U.S.; Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.; Dallas, Texas, U.S.; Columbus, Ohio, U.S.; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Geelong, Australia; São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil; Toronto, Canada; Walkerville, Canada; Copenhagen, Denmark; Manchester, United Kingdom; Berlin, Germany; Cork, Ireland; Cádiz, Spain; Yokohama, Japan
Designer	Henry Ford, Childe Harold Wills, Joseph A. Galamb and Eugene Farkas
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size Ford, economy car
Body style	2-door touring (1909–11) 3-door touring (1912–25) 4-door touring (1926–27) no door roadster (1909–11) 1-door roadster(1912–25) 2-door roadster (1926–27) roadster pickup (1925–27) 2-door coupé (1909–12, 1917–27) 2-door Coupelet (1915–17) Town car (1909–18) C-cab wagon (1912) 2-(Center) door sedan (1915–23) 2-door sedan (1924–27) 4-door sedan (1923–27) Separate chassis were available all years from independent coachbuilders
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	177 C.I.D. (2.9 L) 20 hp I4
Transmission	2-speed planetary gear
Dimensions
Wheelbase	100.0 in (2,540 mm)
Length	134 in (3,404 mm)
Curb weight	1,200 pounds (540 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Model S
Successor	Ford Model A

The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, T‑Model Ford, Model T, T, Leaping Lena, or flivver) is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting.

The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, ahead of the BMC Mini, Citroën DS, and Volkswagen Type 1. Ford's Model T was not only successful because it provided inexpensive transportation on a massive scale, but also because the car signified innovation for the rising middle class and became a powerful symbol of America's age of modernization. With 16.5 million sold it stands eighth on the top ten list of most sold cars of all time as of 2012^[update].

Although automobiles had already existed for decades, they were still mostly scarce and expensive at the Model T's introduction in 1908. Positioned as reliable, easily maintained mass market transportation, it was a runaway success. In a matter of days after the release, 15,000 orders were placed. The first production Model T was produced on August 12, 1908 and left the factory on September 27, 1908, at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan. On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the 15 millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan.