First Ford Model T Production Card, September 27, 1908
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This is the Ford Motor Company record of the very first Model T, which was assembled on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette plant in Detroit. The production card lists it as Model 2090, car #1. It had 4 cylinders, 2 levers (the second for reverse), and 2 foot pedals. About 1,000 of these early Ts were produced.
This is the Ford Motor Company record of the very first Model T, which was assembled on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette plant in Detroit. The production card lists it as Model 2090, car #1. It had 4 cylinders, 2 levers (the second for reverse), and 2 foot pedals. About 1,000 of these early Ts were produced.
Artifact
Record (Document)
Date Made
27 September 1908
Subject Date
27 September 1908
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Piquette Avenue Plant
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Created by Ford Motor Company at the Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.641.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top: FORD MOTOR COMPANY / MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT / Car No. [handwritten:] 1
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