1920s Car Essay

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One of the most important inventions of the 1920s was the automobile. Cars had been around for a few decades, but the 1920s saw the mass production of automobiles on a large scale. Henry Ford's Model T was one of the most popular cars of the time. “Along with the mass production of cars, the assembly line was first fully adopted by Henry Ford in 1913. From there, the assembly lines' convenient and quick service caught the attention of factories and companies all around the world. This would start some of the first trends of mass production in America. At this time, the automobile characterized the wealthy as having enough riches to have the newest and best cars” (US American History). In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, automobiles