Ford Model T Car Bodies Being Painted at the Highland Park Plant, 1915
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Contrary to popular belief, not all Ford Model T cars were painted black. Multiple colors were available in the model's early years, and color options returned on the final 1926-27 cars. But starting in 1914, Ford did institute a black-only policy. Black paint was inexpensive and durable, and using just one color simplified the manufacturing process.
Contrary to popular belief, not all Ford Model T cars were painted black. Multiple colors were available in the model's early years, and color options returned on the final 1926-27 cars. But starting in 1914, Ford did institute a black-only policy. Black paint was inexpensive and durable, and using just one color simplified the manufacturing process.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1914
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.2763
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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