me and my automobile page 4 by ric gustafson
In 1903, Henry Ford had a car design in production. The Model T was introduced in 1908. It's four cylinders were cast in one block and it had three speeds. By September 1909, over ten thousand Model T's had been sold. The car was advertised as the car for the average American farmer. By 1912, the cost of a Model T had dropped to $575. By 1918, Ford's market share stood at 49 percent. In 1913, 1914, Ford started a moving assembly line for his vehicles. The assembly line was based on a metal conveyor belt operated by flywheels. Because of this, the production of Model T's doubled and the workforce diminished by ten percent.
Ford's new plant was built in the Highland Park area of Detroit.
As Ford's popularity grew, a new threat was beginning to take shape.
research help: ' The Life of the Automobile' by Steven Parissien
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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