Carmine red, brewster green, midnight blue – these are just the few colors that the Ford Model T was available in. Black was cheaper to paint, but the myth that the car only came in black is not true. You can come and see all the colors here yourself.
Ford stated his work as an engineer for Thomas Edison before starting the Ford Motor Company when he was 41. The company moved to Piquette Avenue in 1904 until 1910. Here, he revolutionized mass production by scheming up specialization, which paved the way for his moving production line. He was also involved in creating the world’s first modern highway network at the Wayne County Road Commission.
It was in the Piquette Avenue Plant that the Model T was born. This was Ford’s lab where he toyed with new ideas. The proximity to the railways and fire safety equipment made it ideal. The Ford Model N was launched in 1906 with a $500 price tag. It inspired Ford to develop the Model T in 1908. When there were too many orders to fill than the Piquette plant could handle, he moved production over to Highland Park in 1910.
While the production line wasn’t invented here, specialization was. Not everything was made by Ford, a lot of the chassis and bodywork came from external suppliers, many of them also located on Piquette Avenue for ease of transportation because it was close to the railways.
Ford bought two Detroit Electric Broughams for his wife because he didn’t want her to crank the engine. Apparently, Ford didn’t think electric cars were going to be a threat to his business at the time. Even back then, the car had over 120km of range on a single charge.
