1908 Ford Model T advertisement - photo

[Altair]

1908 Ford Model T advertisement.




Previously:

1919 Ford factory wheel assembly line - GIF
1926 Ford Model T motorhome - photo
1912 Model T Ford engine block milling machine - photos
1917 Ford Model T with tracks - photo
Exploded Model T Ford - photo

[sossol]

The Model T has a reputation of a car cheap enough to be afforded by basic laborers, but this was when the average worker made less than $500 per year.
$850 in 1908 is equivalent to $28k in today's money.


Neil

[nova_robotics]

FOB. Huh. I thought Incoterms came into being around World War 2. I guess not.

[mklotz]

The Model T has a reputation of a car cheap enough to be afforded by basic laborers, but this was when the average worker made less than $500 per year.
$850 in 1908 is equivalent to $28k in today's money.


Neil

Quote from...

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/...etroit/model-t

"The Model T was the first mass-produced car that was affordable enough for a wide audience. In 1909 a new Model T cost $850, but by 1924 the price had gone down to only $260. The average assembly line worker could purchase one with four months’ pay in 1914."