A historic Ford factory in Florida that once built the Model T has been approved for demolition. Local preservationists attempted to save the building, but an inspection found parts of the ...

Even after Ford began applying a more durable baked enamel, black was the only color option. The Model T rolled out to its first customer on October 1, 1908.

The Spectron was one of two Bongo-based vans for Ford — an upscale model that could hold eight passengers. The cargo version of the van is the better-known Econowagon in Ford parlance.

This Model T goes under the hammer at Bonham’s Beaulieu sale on September 10 and has a guide price of £20,000-30,000 ($24,000-35,000).

Four of the Model T's are replicas made in recent years, but the others are original vintage, Johnson said. The Henry Ford also owns a fleet of nine Model A trucks ranging from 1928 to 1931 model ...

In less than a year — Oct. 1, 1908 — the first Ford Model T would roll out of the plant on Piquette Avenue. The factory turns 120 years old in 2024. The Model T wasn’t just a new vehicle.

1914: The moving assembly line at Highland Park produces 34,858 Model Ts — an 82% increase from Piquette’s output. 1917: Ford introduces a truck, the Model TT, based on the Model T. 1927: The ...