CHAS PARKER
The Ford Model T, or the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver as it was also known, transformed American society, bringing mobility through car ownership to millions of middle-class Americans at a time when the horse and the railroad were the only real viable means of transport.
Using moving assembly lines and the best possible materials, between October 1908 and May 1927, Ford built around 16.5 million examples of this extraordinary car. By 1918, half of all cars built in America were Model Ts and by 1925 around 8,000 a day were being produced, making Henry Ford one of the worlds best-known manufacturers of automobiles.
The selection of body styles varied from two- and four-seat open and closed models tourers, town cars, runabouts, landaulettes and cabriolets to vans and pick-up trucks, and customers could also have colours other than black!
