The Model T was shipped to its first customer. Henry Ford wanted the car to be affordable, simple to operate, and durable for the average American. The vehicles were mass produced, selling for between ...

The company is again placing itself on the cusp of auto history, at an inflection point not unlike that of its most transformative period. Promising a modern “Model T Moment,” Ford’s chief executive, ...

The Ford Model T did more than popularize a new gadget; it rewired how people lived, worked, and imagined distance. By taking a machine that had been a fragile toy for the wealthy and turning it into ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. When the Ford Model T first hit the road in the early 1900s, it didn’t just change ...

For decades, one of the most common pieces of car-buying advice went something like this: never buy the first year of a new model. Let somebody else find the bugs. Let the manufacturer work the kinks ...