After two unsuccessful attempts to establish a company to manufacture these early Fords, the Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903 with Henry Ford as vice-president and chief engineer

I have shown some of his earlier cars which were produced from 1896 to 1907 when at which time he introduced the world to the "MODEL T".
The first production Model T Ford was assembled at the Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit on October 1, 1908. For the next 19 years, Ford would build 15,000,000 cars and trucks with the Model "T" engine. The only other car to exceed that number was the Volkswagen Beetle.
Considering the years when Henry did it, 1908 to 1927 it is surly a record that will never be beaten.
Henry Ford had succeeded in his dream of building a car for the masses.

With the development of the sturdy Model T in 1908, Henry Ford made his company the biggest in the industry. The moving assembly line, which Ford introduced in 1914 enabled Ford to produce far more cars than any other company.

Contrary to what we may have heard or read The early Model T's actually did come in a variety of colors in the early years but beginning with the 1914 model year and for the next eleven years after, the Model T would be sold in only one color: black. The reason for this was that the black paint used dried more quickly than other paints, which sped up the production line.
This lowered costs and that sold more cars.
The Model T continued to be produced until 1927 when the other low priced manufactures offered many new features that Ford couldn't match with the old design.
In 1928 the Model A was introduced. It too was a great success although it's production run was much shorter then the Model T.
Automobiles were advancing at such a great rate that models had to be updated much more often. Something the Henry Ford was reluctant to do.
Business pressures however forced him it to follow the same trend as everyone else.

I would also like to invite any of my visitors that have a picture of a Model T Ford that they would like to have shown on this page to e mail me a copy. 

* 55 mph in the ¼ mile on the Drag Strip
* Model "A" Carburetor and Manifold
  2 bbl Webber
Model "A" Crankshaft with inserts drilled for pressure
* Inserts & Bearings
* 1.600 Intake Valves
* 1.500 Exhaust Valves
* Eggy Pop-Up Pistons
* 5.5:6 Compression Ratio
* VW Distributor
* Volvo Overdrive
* 2-Wheel Brakes
* Stock Wooden Spoke Wheels
* Clincher Tires

Opened it up on the California Freeway and at 65 mph it was still pulling but shut it down because Daddy lost his nerve with NO safety equipment.

In approx. 1985 Daddy and I were at the drag strip here in Ark City.  We dialed both the cars in...his Model "T" and our 1969 Cheve Chevelle.  I caught up with him right at the lights after what seemed a forever wait at the starting line. He won at 55 mph. I lost because I broke out.

Momma and Daddy have toured in the '15 as far east as Detroit, MI; as far north as Calgary, Canada; was shipped to Europe for month long tour; and shipped to New Zealand and Australia for a month long tour.

Home for Daddy's 1915 Model "T" is Hawthorne, (L.A. area) California.