Henry Fords Model T Automobile
Henry Ford may not have invented the first automobile, but the Model T was an automotive industry first in many respects. The Ford Model T has a long history and is known as one of the greatest automotive innovations of all times. This article looks at the history as well as some fun, rare known facts of the car that changed the automotive industry.
The Ford Model T and a Car for the Masses
Henry Ford had an idea. Since only the wealthy could afford to buy a car, his idea was to build a vehicle that the masses could afford. Ford just needed to figure out how to lower the costs of building a car that the average consumer could afford. Then one day, while visiting a slaughterhouse, the idea came to him.