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On December 10th, 1915, Ford built its one millionth Model T, launched seven years earlier. From 1908 to 1927, the automaker sold around 15 million units, with prices dropping from $850 to $300 (equal to $3,700 in today's dollars).
The milestone was not as big a deal for Ford as you may think. The Ford Times actually wrote: ''With twenty-five assembly plants... and with a big factory in Detroit assembling so many Ford cars a day, we passed the million mark without knowing it.''
On the other hand, the ten millionth Model T (1924) made the trip from New York to San Francisco, and another from Los Angeles to Chicago, to celebrate the historic achievement.
Source: History
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The milestone was not as big a deal for Ford as you may think. The Ford Times actually wrote: ''With twenty-five assembly plants... and with a big factory in Detroit assembling so many Ford cars a day, we passed the million mark without knowing it.''
On the other hand, the ten millionth Model T (1924) made the trip from New York to San Francisco, and another from Los Angeles to Chicago, to celebrate the historic achievement.
Source: History