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The article reports on the 100th anniversary of the Model T automobile of Ford Motor Co., the first low-priced automobile that introduced motoring to the masses, at the time when U.S. citizens are cringing at the high cost of gasoline and the automobile industry is struggling with plant shutdowns and layoffs. According to history professor John Heitmann, the Model T is one of the most historically significant automobiles of the 20th century. It notes that the first production of the automobile was assembled in Detroit, Michigan on October 1, 1908.