1927 Ford Model T Touring Car, The Fifteen-Millionth Ford
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After 19 years and some 15 million cars, Ford Motor Company ended production of its venerable Model T. Company officials designated this car as the Fifteen Millionth and ceremonial "last" Model T. They gathered at Ford's Highland Park plant to watch Henry Ford and Edsel Ford drive it off the assembly line on May 26, 1927.
After 19 years and some 15 million cars, Ford Motor Company ended production of its venerable Model T. Company officials designated this car as the Fifteen Millionth and ceremonial "last" Model T. They gathered at Ford's Highland Park plant to watch Henry Ford and Edsel Ford drive it off the assembly line on May 26, 1927.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1927
Subject Date
27 May 1927
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Ford Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant)
Object ID
00.136.124
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Glass (Material)
Leather
Rubber (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.75 in (Bore)
Length: 4 in (Stroke)
Horsepower: 22.5 hp (16.78 kW)
Width: 68 in
Height: 76 in
Wheelbase: 100 in
Length: 141.25 in
Inscriptions
Painted on side: The Fifteen Millionth / Ford On radiator front, running boards and hubs: FORD MADE IN U.S.A.
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