Model T Ford (1908-1927)

Helped put the world on wheels and create the American suburbs. When Henry Ford doubled his workers daily wage to $5.00 (in 1913), it meant the people who built the cars could also afford to buy them. A social revolution. Remarkably, some have called it a lemon.



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