December 2: Model A

2013-12-02On December 2, 1927, the Ford model A was produced and sold replacing the model T and becoming the second huge success for Ford Motor Company.

Henry Ford was an American industrialist, manufactured the first automobile available to middle class citizens who changed the transportation industry forever. He had ideas for an affordable, low priced automobile that was simple, yet tough. Before Henry Ford there was much skepticism on whether mass production of such a large automobile could be done. But with his revolutionary manufacturing techniques and understanding of undesirability in overdesign he was successful in being considered one of the greatest business men in the world.

Many years and countless ideas brought Ford to his first great success in the Model T. With numerous attempts and failures, it had finally become the standard and dependable vehicle of Americans for 18 years. It was until the new second round of the Model A was available that Ford had experienced success all over again with the everyday American.

The new Model A came in a variety of colors and models ranging from the roadster at $385 to $1400 for the top of the line. It was the first Ford to use conventional controls; the throttle and the gearshift. It had a visual fuel gauge, an optional rear view mirror, safety glass in the windshield, and even the capability to adjust the amount of hot air entering the cab. While things as simple as this come standard on a vehicle today, it is hard to forget that less than a hundred years ago they were just being developed.

Because of Henry Ford’s passion and strife for excellence the world is able to experience the luxury of driving anywhere they please. Starting off with something that today seems so simple as the Model T, many are able to build off of these concepts and continually create something new. Ford laid the ground work for the automobile industry as an innovator willing to push the boundaries until accomplishing his goal. Henry Ford was a manufacturing genius who transformed life around the world having a great impact on us until this day.

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Photo Caption: Model A Ford


2013-12-02Meet the Author

I attended Schoolcraft after I graduated high school in 2009. I took time off after a year to work full time at a Chrysler dealership. I then came back to Schoolcraft in February of 2013 while still working full time to finish my general education classes. I am currently applying to art schools to pursue a career in visual presentation in the fashion industry. I plan on transferring within in the next year and am very excited to do so. In my spare time I like spending time with friends and family, thrifting, listening to new music, and watching movies.

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