Ford Model T Lizzie

Released on october 1 1908 the ford model t was a self starting vehicle with a left sided steering wheel featuring an enclosed four cylinder engine with a detachable cylinder head and a.

Ford model t lizzie. More than 15 million model ts were built in detroit and highland park michigan. The model t set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile came into popular usage. The ford model t colloquially known as the tin lizzie and the flivver was an automobile produced by henry ford s ford motor company from 1908 through 1927. 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 which made car travel available to middle class americans. Black is the color associated with the tin lizzie and that was the only color available from 1913 to 1925 but initially black was not available. The automobile was also assembled at a ford plant in manchester. Conceived by henry ford as practical affordable transportation for the common man it quickly became prized for its low cost durability versatility and ease of maintenance.

Model t automobile built by the ford motor company from 1908 until 1927.