Full Speed Ahead. It didn’t take long for Sorensen to apply the moving-line principle to all aspects of Model T production. Engine assembly time was cut from almost 10 hours to less than four.

The first moving assembly line at Henry Ford's Model T factory in Highland Park went into operation on Oct. 7, 1913, with 140 assemblers installing parts on chassis dragged across the floor with a ...

1914: The moving assembly line at Highland Park produces 34,858 Model Ts — an 82% increase from Piquette’s output. 1917: Ford introduces a truck, the Model TT, based on the Model T. 1927: The ...

This fascinating film chronicles the legacy of the Highland Park Ford Plant, from its glory days as the birthplace of the Model T to its eventual decline and dismantling. The footage is divided ...

Model T Fords were made for 19 years, from 1908 to 1927. (Chicago American) ... Workers on the assembly line for the new 2011 Ford Explorer at the Chicago Assembly Plant on Dec. 1, 2010.

In 1964, the Ford Motor Company celebrated 40 years of manufacturing at the Torrence Avenue plant by rolling a 1924 Model T down the assembly line. Sun-Times file photo.

Thanks to the assembly-line technology that made it affordable, Ford's Model T dominated American car sales in the early 20th century. But how fast could it go?

Constructed in 1915, the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant housed Model-T production, showroom, and sales until 1932. As a dealership, it remained in business until 1953, then sat largely vacant. In ...

The Model T disrupted personal transportation when Ford Motor Co. introduced it in Detroit in 1908. It also disrupted the concept of work — who did it and how — when the company introduced a ...