The first production Ford Model T was built in Detroit, Michigan, at Ford’s Piquette Avenue Plant.
The car was assembled on August 12, 1908, and left the factory on September 27. Piquette Avenue was Ford’s main production facility before the company’s much larger Highland Park complex transformed automobile manufacturing with moving assembly-line methods.
Detroit is sometimes confused with Highland Park because Highland Park later became strongly associated with Model T mass production. However, the first production Model T came from the Piquette Avenue Plant within Detroit itself. The Model T officially entered production in October 1908 and remained in production until 1927.
Ford eventually built Model Ts in numerous countries, making it one of the earliest globally produced automobiles. The car’s low price, simple mechanical design, and ease of repair helped make automobile ownership practical for millions of people.