Tin Lizzie

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nickname

Tin Lizzie is the popular nickname for the Ford Model T, the early 20th-century automobile that revolutionized mass car production and personal transportation.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname →
alsoKnownAs	Flivver → Leaping Lena →
appliedTo	early 20th-century automobile →
associatedWithBodyStyles	coupe → pickup → runabout → sedan → touring car →
associatedWithCity	Detroit →
associatedWithCountry	United States →
associatedWithCulturalRole	icon of American industrialization → symbol of early mass-produced car culture →
associatedWithDriveType	rear-wheel drive →
associatedWithEngineDisplacement	2.9 L →
associatedWithEngineType	inline four-cylinder engine →
associatedWithEra	Brass Era of automobiles →
associatedWithFamousSlogan	any color so long as it is black →
associatedWithFounder	Henry Ford →
associatedWithFuelEconomy	roughly 13–21 miles per gallon →
associatedWithFuelType	gasoline →
associatedWithHorsepower	about 20 hp →
associatedWithImpact	accelerated personal mobility and suburbanization → made automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans → revolutionized mass car production →
associatedWithInitialPrice	about US$825 in 1908 →
associatedWithInnovation	moving assembly line production → standardized interchangeable parts →
associatedWithLowPointPrice	about US$260 in mid-1920s →
associatedWithManufacturer	Ford Motor Company →
associatedWithMarketPosition	people’s car →
associatedWithModelYears	1909–1927 →
associatedWithNotableColor	black →
associatedWithNotableFeature	high ground clearance for rough rural roads → simple, rugged construction →
associatedWithPlant	Highland Park Ford Plant → Piquette Avenue Plant →
associatedWithPriceTrend	steadily decreasing over time →
associatedWithProductionEnd	1927 →
associatedWithProductionStart	1908 →
associatedWithProductionVolume	over 15 million units produced →
associatedWithRecord	world’s best-selling car model of its time →
associatedWithSteeringPosition	left-hand drive →
associatedWithTopSpeed	about 40–45 mph →
associatedWithTransmission	2-speed planetary gear transmission →
associatedWithVehicleClass	economy car →
associatedWithVehicleLayout	front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout →
associatedWithWheelbase	about 100 inches →
refersTo	Ford Model T →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ford Model T →	alsoKnownAs
Leaping Lena →	relatedNickname
Flivver →	relatedTerm