Ford Motors celebrates Model T

Karachi News.Net
Monday 21st July, 2008

In the US, the Ford Motor Company is marking the 100th anniversary of the Model T.

The Model T was the first low-priced car that introduced motoring to the masses.

In the week long celebration of the Model T, about 750 of the iconic vehicles have been put on display in Richmond, Virginia.

The first production Model T Ford was assembled in Detroit on October 1, 1908.

With the development of the sturdy, low-priced car, Henry Ford made his company the biggest in the industry.

In a span of 19 years, Ford would build 15 million cars with the Model T engine.

The Model T, nicknamed the "Tin Lizzie," transformed cities around the world, enabling residents to move farther away from the cities and creating the first ring of suburbs.

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