1914 Ford Model T Touring Car Parked on Street

Summary

Ford Motor Company built more than 202,000 Model T automobiles in 1914. It was the last year for cherry-wood dashboards, and a cast-iron intake manifold replaced the previous aluminum unit. Behind the scenes, the moving assembly line was fully implemented in all stages of Model T production at Ford's Highland Park plant. Touring car prices started at $490.

Ford Motor Company built more than 202,000 Model T automobiles in 1914. It was the last year for cherry-wood dashboards, and a cast-iron intake manifold replaced the previous aluminum unit. Behind the scenes, the moving assembly line was fully implemented in all stages of Model T production at Ford's Highland Park plant. Touring car prices started at $490.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1914

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.385

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in

Width: 11 in

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