The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. The relatively low price was partly the result of Ford's efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of individual handcrafting. The savings from mass production allowed the price to decline from $780 in 1910 to $290 in 1924. It was mainly designed by three engineers, Joseph A. Galamb, Eugene Farkas, and Childe Harold Wills. The Model T was colloquially known as the "Tin Lizzie".

Headlines from May 26, 1927

PAYNE WHITNEY DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME; Financier, 51, Stricken With Indigestion in Tennis Game at Manhasset, L.I. WIFE SPEEDS TO HIM IN VAIN He Succumbs in 25 Minutes -Wealth Put at $100,000,000 -- Noted as Sportsman. PAYNE WHITNEY DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME

Lindbergh Will Hear of War From Foch in His Home Today

Lindbergh Donates His 150,000-Franc Gift To Families of French Fliers Who Have Died

Boy's Smoke Cost Surety Company $13,000; He Lost Securities During Luncheon Stroll

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