September 27, 1908: Ford Model T is Built
On this day in 1908, the first Ford Model T automobile was produced by the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Model T was considered to be the first affordable automobile in America.
The manufacture of the Ford Model T relied on assembly line production, an innovation by Henry Ford, instead of individual hand crafting.
To learn more amount great American designs and inventions, explore this They Made America timeline.
Photo: Library of Congress
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