Ford Model T History

Ford Model T History began when Henry Ford took control of the Ford Motor Company completely. Henry Ford set out to try a completely innovative and bold experiment. Henry Ford built an enormous factory for the purpose of building one model car, and one model only - he called it the Ford Model T.

History of Ford Model T

Ford's Model T was not only affordable, it was less costly than a horse and a wagon. Ford Model T cars were light, strong, easy to drive, and easy to repair. Inside each of the Ford Model T 's automobile was a little black book entitled: How to Repair Your Model T. Pretty soon everyone wanted a Ford Model T car; doctors, farmers, traveling salesmen, preachers, and housewives.

How much did Ford Model T cars cost in history? (History of Prices of Ford Model T)

Henry Ford could make his Ford Model T quickly and cheaply because the parts of every car were the same. Even the paint was the same - all Ford Model T's were painted black, although Henry Ford advised his customers they could repaint the car any color they chose. The first Ford Model T 's to roll out of the factory in 1909 cost $825. But demand was so great and his assembly line improved so, that by 1915 a new Ford Model T was only $440, almost half the original price of the old Ford Model T cars.

Henry Ford 's court battles

In 1911 Henry Ford was thrown into the first of many public battles, this time with the holders of a patent who claimed they had all rights to the gasoline automobile. The pubic saw it as a fight between the little man, Henry Ford, and a giant monopoly. It took six years for the courts to reach a decision and when they did they decided against Henry Ford. Henry Ford appealed and two years later was victorious.