You always hear about the history of the Ford Model T, but was it really that big of a deal?

When many people think of the Ford Model T, two things come to mind—they came in “any color, as long as it’s black,” and Henry Ford invented the assembly line to build them on.

Neither one of those things is true, of course, but why would anyone be expected to know or care about a rickety old car that went out of production 83-years ago? Well, we do lots of stories here about the history of certain makes and models of cars. But an overview of the Model T is more than just the history of another car. It is American history. It is world history. The Model T impacted us in ways that are still felt today.

Before the Model T hit the market in 1908, there were already some fine cars out there. There were even a few cheap cars. But good and cheap? That was a fairly rare combination.

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