Ford Model T
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The Ford Model T is an early 20th-century automobile that revolutionized personal transportation by making cars affordable to the mass market through assembly-line production.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Model T | 1 |
| Model T automobile | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile
ⓘ
car model ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flivver
ⓘ
Leaping Lena ⓘ Ford Model T ⓘ
surface form:
Model T
Tin Lizzie ⓘ |
| assemblyLineProduction | true ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
coupe
ⓘ
delivery van ⓘ pickup ⓘ runabout ⓘ sedan ⓘ touring car ⓘ |
| brakeType | transmission brake ⓘ |
| category | veteran and vintage car ⓘ |
| chassis | ladder frame ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Childe Harold Wills
ⓘ
Henry Ford ⓘ Joseph A. Galamb ⓘ |
| driveType | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 2.9 L ⓘ |
| enginePower | about 20 horsepower ⓘ |
| engineType | inline 4-cylinder engine ⓘ |
| firstModelYear | 1909 model year ⓘ |
| fuelCompatibility |
ethanol
ⓘ
kerosene ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first affordable automobiles for the middle class ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Henry Ford ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| marketSegment | affordable mass-market car ⓘ |
| massProduced | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatically reducing automobile costs
ⓘ
pioneering moving assembly-line production in automobiles ⓘ revolutionizing personal transportation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ford Model N ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| productionLocation |
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Dearborn, Michigan
Highland Park Ford Plant ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| steeringPosition | left-hand drive ⓘ |
| successor | Ford Model A (1927) ⓘ |
| suspension | transverse leaf springs ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 40–45 mph ⓘ |
| totalProduction | over 15 million units ⓘ |
| transmissionType | 2-speed planetary gear transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 100 inches ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Model T
this entity surface form:
Model T automobile