Production Ford Model T

1 production

1.1 mass production
1.2 price , production
1.3 recycling
1.4 first global car

production
mass production

ford assembly line, 1913

the knowledge , skills needed factory worker reduced 84 areas. when introduced, t used building methods typical @ time, assembly hand, , production small. ford piquette avenue plant not keep demand model t, , 11 cars built there during first full month of production. more , more machines used reduce complexity within 84 defined areas. in 1910, after assembling 12,000 model ts, henry ford moved company new highland park complex.

as result, ford s cars came off line in three-minute intervals, faster previous methods, reducing production time 12.5 hours before 93 minutes 1914, while using less manpower. in 1914, ford produced more cars other automakers combined. model t great commercial success, , time henry made 10 millionth car, half of cars in world fords. successful ford did not purchase advertising between 1917 , 1923; instead, model t became famous, people considered norm. more 15 million model ts manufactured in all, reaching rate of 9,000 10,000 cars day in 1925, or 2 million annually, more other model of day, @ price of $260. total model t production surpassed volkswagen beetle on february 17, 1972.

henry ford s ideological approach model t design 1 of getting right , keeping same; believed model t car person would, or could, ever need. other companies offered comfort , styling advantages, @ competitive prices, model t lost market share. design changes not few public perceived, idea of unchanging model kept intact. eventually, on may 26, 1927, ford motor company ceased production , began changeovers required produce model a. of other model t factories in world continued short while.

model t engines continued produced until august 4, 1941. 170,000 built after car production stopped, replacement engines required service produced vehicles. racers , enthusiasts, forerunners of modern hot rodders, used model t s block build popular , cheap racing engines, including cragar, navarro, , famously frontenacs ( fronty fords ) of chevrolet brothers, among many others.

the model t employed advanced technology, example, use of vanadium steel alloy. durability phenomenal, , model ts , parts in running order on century later. although henry ford resisted kinds of change, championed advancement of materials engineering, , mechanical engineering , industrial engineering.

in 2002, ford built final batch of 6 model ts part of 2003 centenary celebrations. these cars assembled remaining new components , other parts produced original drawings. last of 6 used publicity purposes in uk.

although ford no longer manufactures parts model t, many parts still manufactured through private companies replicas service thousands of model ts still in operation today.

on may 26, 1927, henry ford , son edsel, drove 15-millionth model t out of factory. marked famous automobile s official last day of production @ main factory.

price , production

the moving assembly line system, started on october 7, 1913, allowed ford sell cars @ price lower competitors. continued fine-tune system, ford able keep reducing costs significantly. volume increased, able lower prices due fixed costs being spread on larger number of vehicles. other factors affected price such material costs , design changes.

the figures below production numbers compiled r.e. houston, ford production department, august 3, 1927. figures between 1909 , 1920 ford s fiscal year. 1909 1913, fiscal year october 1 september 30 following calendar year year number being year in ended. 1914 fiscal year, year october 1, 1913, through july 31, 1914. starting in august 1914, , through end of model t era, fiscal year august 1 through july 31. beginning january 1920, figures calendar year.

recycling

henry ford used wood scraps production of model ts make charcoal briquettes. named ford charcoal, name changed kingsford charcoal after iron mountain ford plant closed in 1951 , kingsford chemical company formed , continued wood distillation process. e. g. kingsford, ford s cousin marriage, brokered selection of new sawmill , wood distillation plant site. lumber production of model t came same location, built in 1920 called iron mountain ford incorporated sawmill lumber ford purchased land in upper peninsula of michigan cut , dried. scrap wood distilled @ iron mountain plant wood chemicals, end product being lump charcoal. lump charcoal modified , pressed briquettes , mass marketed ford

first global car

the first ford assembly plant in la boca, buenos aires, c. 1921



a 1923 ford t in canada

the ford model t first automobile built various countries simultaneously since being produced in walkerville, canada, , in trafford park, greater manchester, england, starting in 1911 , later assembled in germany, argentina, france, spain, denmark, norway, belgium, brazil, mexico, , japan, several locations throughout us. ford made use of knock-down kit concept beginning of company freight , production costs detroit had ford assembling vehicles in major metropolitan centers of us.

the aeroford english automobile manufactured in bayswater, london, 1920 1925. model t distinct hood , grille make appear totally different design, later have been called badge engineering. aeroford sold £288 in 1920, dropping £168–214 1925. available two-seater, four-seater, or coupé.