Vehicle Description
1926 Ford Model T Touring. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as
the Tin Lizzie, Leaping Lena, jitney or flivver) is an automobile
produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26,
1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile,
the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American;
some of this was because of Ford's efficient fabrication, including
assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting. The
Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century
in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, ahead of the BMC Mini,
Citroen DS, and Volkswagen Type 1. Ford's Model T was successful
not only because it provided inexpensive transportation on a
massive scale, but also because the car signified innovation for
the rising middle class and became a powerful symbol of America's
age of modernization. With 16.5 million sold it stands eighth on
the top ten list of most sold cars of all time as of 2012. Although
automobiles had already existed for decades, they were still mostly
scarce, expensive, and unreliable at the Model T's introduction in
1908. Positioned as reliable, easily maintained, mass-market
transportation, it was a runaway success. In a matter of days after
the release, 15,000 orders were placed. The first production Model
T was produced on August 12, 1908 and left the factory on September
27, 1908, at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the 15 millionth Model T Ford
roll off the assembly line at his factory in Highland Park,
Michigan. Please Note The Following **Vehicle Location is at our
clients home and Not In Cadillac, Michigan. **We do have a showroom
with about 25 cars that is by appointment only **Please Call First
and talk to one of our reps at 231-468-2809 EXT 1 **