How Did The Model T Change Society

The invention that has changed the American way of life since the early 20th century is the car. The Model T has been around since 1910 and was invented by the genius Henry Ford. Henry was good at making mechanical things and he created a convenient way to get around. It changed the way that we do things like go to work. Before the making of the car was out, it took people really long to get to work because they didn’t have a form of fast transportation. Once the invention was on the market it allowed people to travel exactly where they wanted to in a shorter amount of time compared to the other forms of transportation that were out at the time. This new car was used as an individual vehicle or for work vehicles. Companies would buy the cars
On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company’s plant in Detroit. The Model T was known as the "tin Lizzie" and was an immediate success. The orders were piling up and as a result he couldn’t fill all of them so Ford started using mass production techniques. He used large production plants, used interchangeable parts and the moving assembly line. These techniques led Henry Ford used eventually allowed Ford Motor Company to make one Model T in 24 seconds. Before the Model T, cars were a luxury item, being because of the way that they were made, with expensive machinery or expensive parts. At the beginning of 1908, there were fewer than 200,000 cars on the road. Though the Model T was built for ordinary people to drive every day. Ford wanted to make the Model T a common man vehicle so he lowered the price to $300.00. By him giving his workers a set salary not only would he be getting business from everyday people, his workers would also be buying his
The car went to a top speed of 45 mph top speed, which was unthinkable at this point in time. Gasoline powered made it capable of getting a total of 25 mpg, the car was not only functional but very productive. Because gasoline was fed to the engine only by gravity, and also because the reverse gear offered more power than the forward gears, the Model T frequently had to be driven up a steep hill backward. Model T's started with crank handle inserted just below the radiator. The driving aspect of the T was very good because they were built strong and could last in some tough conditions. The car had a high clearance, which meant it sat up higher than before. Looks were not what Ford focused on, he only used a plain black paint finish because it was cheap and would not chip. The frame was made to last and not wear down with having wheels of wood, tires of rubber, had axles of steel, hardened with vanadium. These newly used materials made the car lighter but also stronger than its