Model T Coupe, 1924

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Object Details

Description

The Ford Motor Company manufactured this Model T Coupe in 1924. When Henry Ford entered the car business in the late

1890s, he was one of a slew of inventors and entrepreneurs trying to break into the business. By the early 1900s, there were hundreds of small companies producing a small numbers of cars for rich Americans. Ford’s adoption of the assembly line produced a relatively reliable and cheap automobile in large enough quantities to sell more than 15 million Model T's from 1908 until 1927—making it the most popular automobile of the time. This car has a 1922 engine numbered 6,179,956. The museum purchased this Ford Model T coupe in 1970 from a member of a Model T club.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1924

ID Number

TR.330370

catalog number

330370

accession number

288671

Object Name

Automobile

Other Terms

Automobile; Road; Autocar; Automobile

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 78 in x 65 1/2 in x 138 in; 198.12 cm x 166.37 cm x 350.52 cm

place made

United States: Michigan

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road

America on the Move

Automobiles

Transportation

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject