The Ford Piquette Plant and the Legendary Model T
As you enter through the door of the Ford Piquette Factory, which is the oldest automobile factory in the world that is open to the public; you are transported in time to the birthplace of the Model T, the car that revolutionized the automobile industry. The Model T was inexpensive, easy to drive, lightweight and durable. Blue collar families finally had a car available that they could afford and it quickly became the most selling automobile in the world.
The surroundings of the Ford Piquette Factory, which opened its doors in 1904, looks old fashioned as you gaze around, but this isn't just a building and these aren't just cars you are looking at, this is the birthplace of automobile innovation.
I toured the Ford Piquette Plant with other media that Ford invited out during the North American International Auto Show and learned about the roots of the automobile company that put the world on wheels from Ford Archivist Dean Weber and the future of Ford as well from Ford Futurist Sheryl Connelly and was in awe as I looked around and saw and learned some pretty cool facts, from the fact that a 198 ar fold for only $8050to the fact that Dodge actually sold Ford the engines that were on the original Ford Model T automobiles.
Below are some shots of some of the classics that I was able to take a closer look at while at the Ford Piquette Factory. Enjoy the automobile eye candy below:
1903 FORD MODEL TONNEAU1906 FORD MODEL T RUNABOUT
1907 FORD MODEL S RUNABOUT
1909 FORD MODEL T TOURING CAR 1915 FORD MODEL T TOURING CAR 1915 FORD (CANADIAN) MODEL T TOURING CAR 1922 FORD MODEL T SEDAN & 1926 FORD MODEL 1 FAULTLESS BODY 'SPEEDSTER' 2004 FORD GT 1922 RANDOLPH CAMP TRAILER
