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(New York City, December 1st, 1927)There were more Model T Fords on the roads of 1927 than all other makes of car combined. But the same year saw the end of the line for the "Tin Lizzie" car. Sales of Model T's had been falling fast. Henry Ford had stubbornly resisted alterations to his original 1908 invention and by 1927 the car looked outdated compared to new models offered by rival manufacturers such as General Motors.Finally, in 1927, admitting the need for change, Ford shut down the Model T line. As the last one, numbered 15,007,003 came off the assembly line, Ford and his son, Edsel, climbed into it and drove home in the cold and rain. Until a new car was designed, the Ford company laid off 40,000 workers. In December 1927, seven months after shutting down the Model T line, Ford unveiled the Model A in a showroom in New York where crowds had begun to assemble the night before. When the throngs became too large for the showroom, the car was put on display at Madison Square Garden. Around 50,000 advance orders of the new Model A cars had already been placed, sight unseen, price unknown. ![]() [Contents] [1927] [Heritage] [Mystery Tour] [Brewery] [Geordie] [Connoisseur] [Screensaver] [Feedback] |