Jordan Ford Automotive (2024)

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What was the wildly popular Ford car that was affordable and easy to make thanks to the assembly line? ›

The Model T was manufactured on the Ford Motor Company's moving assembly line at Ford's revolutionary Highland Park Plant. Due to the mass production of the vehicle, Ford Motor Company could sell the vehicle for between $260 and $850 as Henry Ford passed production savings on to his customers.

When introduced in 1908, Ford's Model T was thoroughly modern and, at $850, cheap for its day. It had a four cylinder engine with a block cast in one piece. That is common practice today, but was unusual in 1908. A typical four cylinder engine of the time had cylinders cast in pairs bolted to a separate crankcase.

Ford's 'Edsel' car was a notorious flop.

The Model T changed the way Americans lived, worked and traveled. Henry Ford's revolutionary advancements in assembly-line automobile manufacturing made the Model T the first car to be affordable for a majority of Americans.

Henry Ford has changed the way of life for many people with his vision to make owning a car both practical and affordable. The moving assembly line and mass production techniques that he developed, set the standard for worldwide industrial practice in the first half of the 20^th Century.

In addition to production in Detroit, Ford assembled Model Ts in locations across the world including Trafford Park, Manchester. Approxmately 100,000 Model Ts survive today of which it is estimated that 600 are English built.

The Model T was the first mass-produced car that was affordable enough for a wide audience. In 1909 a new Model T cost $850, but by 1924 the price had gone down to only $260.

The Ford Mustang, introduced in 1964, is arguably one of the most iconic and recognizable cars in the world. With its sleek design, powerful performance, and rich history, the Mustang has become synonymous with American automotive muscle.

While Henry Ford was not the first to attempt the production of low-cost, reliable automobiles, he was the first to make cars affordable to average Americans.

The Pinto, a subcompact car made by Ford Motor Company, became infamous in the 1970s for bursting into flames if its gas tank was ruptured in a collision. The lawsuits brought by injured people and their survivors uncovered how the company rushed the Pinto through production and onto the market.

What is the humorous name for the Model T Ford? ›

Even before it lost favour to larger, more powerful, and more luxurious cars, the Model T, known popularly as the “Tin Lizzie” or the “flivver,” had become an American folkloric symbol, essentially realizing Ford's goal to “democratize the automobile.”