By Alex Hogan and Scott McKeon

In the 20 th century the car was a toy for the rich. Most cars were really confusing because of all the handles and knobs and it also required a chauffer (a person who drives people around) to drive it. Henry Ford wanted to make a more affordable, simpler model so normal people could use it on a daily basis.

Henry Ford’s car was known as the Model T. The Model T. Made it’s debut in 1908 with a price of $ Over 10,000 were sold in it’s first year making a new record. Four years later the price dropped to $575.o0 and sales soared. By 1914 Ford claimed at least 48% of the car market. Before machines made cars each car had to be assembled individually by a team of craftsmen.

Henry Ford didn’t invent the car like everyone thinks,a man called Karl Benz did in A famous Henry Ford quote ’’ You can have any colour car you want as long as its black’’. It took Ford 3 tries to develop the Model T. Ford completed his first car at 2am on June 6 th 1896 but the car was too big for the door frame and it took an hour to knock the bricks to make a hole wide enough for the car to fit through. (P.S. Racing car picture is not the Model T.)

1. Who invented the first car? 2.In the 20 th century what was the purpose of the car? 3.When did the Model T. make its debut? 4.At the start what was the price of the Model T at first? 5.What was Henry Ford’s famous quote? 6.What was your favourite part of the project?

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