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How Did The Ford Model T Change Today's Society

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1920s
The Ford Model T, changed Americans in the way they live, work and travel. Henry Ford’s advancements in assembly-line automobiles manufacturing made the Model T the first affordable car for a majority of Americans. For the first time owning a car became a reality for average American workers, and not just the wealthy. More than 15 million Model Ts were built in Detroit and Highland Park, Michigan, and they were also assembled at a Ford plant in Manchester, England. The Model T was built from 1908 until 1927. The engine was a 20 horsepower and reached the top speed of 40–45 miles per hour .In most of the models the engine was started by a hand crank, but after 1920 some models had battery-powered starters. The transmission, had two forward …show more content…

The V-8 engine was fabricated from one piece and containing a down draft carburetor, which allowed the vehicle to outperform all other popular car competitors in 1932, states The Henry Ford Organization. The car was differently styled with improved proportions, The 1932 model of V-8 Cabriolet weighed a little over 2,400 lb. The car was popular because it was smaller than other cars. It also had a powerful engine for its small size. The 1932 Ford Cabriolet had 65 horsepower, which was a lot for the small car which caused it to be so …show more content…

Initially only the two door hardtops in the Chevrolet model range were designated with the Bel Air name from 1950 to 1952, as distinct from the Styleline and Fleetline models for the range. With the 1953 model year the Bel Air name was changed from a designation for a different body shape to a level of trim applied across a number of body styles. The Bel Air continued with various other trim level designations until US production ceased in 1975, production continued in Canada for its home market only through the 1981 model

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