Data Points: Anniversary of the Model T

Ford Motor Co.'s Model T car was introduced 100 years ago today

By U.S. News Staff

October 1, 2008 RSS Feed Print

1908: The year Ford Motor Co. introduced the Model T, on October 1

$850: Price of the first Model T

79,000: Number of registered vehicles in 1905

20.1 million: Number of registered vehicles in 1925

181,000: Number of passenger cars manufactured in 1910

1.9 million: Number of passenger cars manufactured in 1920

244.2 million: Number of motor vehicles registered in 2006

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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