1914 Ford Model T

In 1908 Ford built the first 'Model T.' 15 million cars later, Ford Motor Company became the premier auto builder in the U.S. The Model T allowed most owners to do their own repairs. Although this car was repainted in 1955, 1914 was the first year that all models were painted black, which continued until 1925. Black allowed the price to remain low - lower in fact in 1914 than in 1908. 1914 was also the first full year of work after the complete automation of the assembly line, and was the first year of the now standard left-hand driver position.

This car was purchased in May of 1914 for $619. That is the equivalent of $10,652 in 2001 dollars. The car was restored in 1956 and has less than 25,000 miles.

Collection of Chuck West

Source - SDAM