Ford's
Model T Changed the World
The 100th Anniversary is Oct 1, 2008.
October
1, -- This is the actual day the "first customer" received the keys to a brand
new Model T. The Model T is the car credited with "putting the world on wheels."
Henry Ford's iconic vehicle, which officially brought the world into the age of
the "horseless carriage," also is responsible for hundreds of innovations that
jumpstarted the automotive industry as we know it today.
It established a minimum wage and the eight-hour work day.
It is sighted as
establishing the "middle-class" thanks to the $5.00 a day wage.
The Model T started the
customization trend which is now a $38 billion dollar industry annually.
It stands as the industry's truly first global car. By 1921 it account for
almost 57% of the world's automobile production.
The Model T standardized
the left-hand steering wheel. Before the Model T cars had steering wheels on the
right, left and center of the front seat
When it was introduced in
1908 it sold for $825. By 1925, it sold for on $260.00
These are just some of the interesting facts
that ride along with a panel of 126 automotive experts from 32 countries, who
chose the Model T as the most influential car of the 20th century.
