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On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the companyâs Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars. It was the longest production run of any automobile model in history until the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed it in 1972. Before the Model T, cars were a luxury item: At the beginning of 1908, there were fewer than 200,000 on the road. Though the Model T was fairly expensive at first (the cheapest one initially cost $825, or about $18,000 in todayâs dollars), it was built for ordinary people to drive every day.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The Model T was not an invention. The Model T was the first automobile to be produced on an assembly line. The assembly line would be considered an invention of the industrial revolution.The internal combustion engine (1876 by Daimler) would be considered and industrial revolution invention, but that was invented long before the Model T came out.ating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The Model T was not an invention. The Model T was the first automobile to be produced on an assembly line. The assembly line would be considered an invention of the industrial revolution.