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Business News/ Photos / The Ford Model T and other cars for the multitude

The Ford Model T and other cars for the multitude

On 1 October, 1908, Henry Ford revolutionised the automobile industry when he launched his 'motorcar for the great multitude'the Model T. Here are some other cars that sought to revolutionise travel for the masses.

Ford Model T: The first automobile to be built on an assembly line basis using mass production methods, Henry Ford made the automobile affordable for the masses. And you could get one in any color... as long as it was black. www.thehenryford.org

1/7Ford Model T: The first automobile to be built on an assembly line basis using mass production methods, Henry Ford made the automobile affordable for the masses. And you could get one in any color... as long as it was black. www.thehenryford.org

Henry Ford with Model T in 1921. Henry Ford’s genius was not in building a car like the Model T, but in building a car at the price of the Model T. On its debut on Oct 1, 1908, it cost $825. Called the ‘Tin Lizzie’, it was in production till 1927. wikimediacommons

2/7Henry Ford with Model T in 1921. Henry Ford’s genius was not in building a car like the Model T, but in building a car at the price of the Model T. On its debut on Oct 1, 1908, it cost $825. Called the ‘Tin Lizzie’, it was in production till 1927. wikimediacommons

Volkswagen Beetle: What model T did to America, Beetle did to Europe. Commissioned by Adolf Hitler in 1934, the tiny car was a huge success all over the globe. It has the longest production run of any car in history(1938 to 2003).

3/7Volkswagen Beetle: What model T did to America, Beetle did to Europe. Commissioned by Adolf Hitler in 1934, the tiny car was a huge success all over the globe. It has the longest production run of any car in history(1938 to 2003).

Lada: Lada cars became popular in Russia and Eastern Europe during the last two decades of the Soviet era, & became a symbol of socialism. It was a big foreign currency earner for the Soviet Union & was used in barter arrangements in some countries. ladaauto.kz

4/7Lada: Lada cars became popular in Russia and Eastern Europe during the last two decades of the Soviet era, & became a symbol of socialism. It was a big foreign currency earner for the Soviet Union & was used in barter arrangements in some countries. ladaauto.kz

Trabant: A Trabant 601 in 1963. It became the symbol of the former East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, as many east Germans streamed into West Germany in their Trabants, Trabant was the most common vehicle in East Germany.

5/7Trabant: A Trabant 601 in 1963. It became the symbol of the former East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, as many east Germans streamed into West Germany in their Trabants, Trabant was the most common vehicle in East Germany.

 The Zastava Koral (known in the US as Yugo) is a subcompact vehicle built by Zastava corporation in Serbia. It entered the US as a simple, low cost car in 1986 at a price of less than $4000, & became the lowest-priced car available in the USA at the time.

6/7 The Zastava Koral (known in the US as Yugo) is a subcompact vehicle built by Zastava corporation in Serbia. It entered the US as a simple, low cost car in 1986 at a price of less than $4000, & became the lowest-priced car available in the USA at the time.

Tata Nano: A Model T moment for India? Ratan Tata’s vision of a small family car, materialised in the form of Nano. Touted to be the car for the masses in India, the `1 lakh car came in market in 2009 but never really took off.

7/7Tata Nano: A Model T moment for India? Ratan Tata’s vision of a small family car, materialised in the form of Nano. Touted to be the car for the masses in India, the `1 lakh car came in market in 2009 but never really took off.

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