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The article focuses on the 100th anniversary of the Model T Ford automobile in October 2008. The automobile was unveiled by Henry Ford and his colleagues in the U.S. on October 1, 1908. It provides information on the building located in Piquette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan where the automobile was assembled. It notes that the Model T featured a planetary transmission system as its brake, clutch and gears were all incorporated within the transmission.

The article focuses on the life and contributions of Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Co. in the development of commercial aviation. Ford entered into commercial aviation with the construction of the Ford Airport at Dearborn, Michigan in 1925. Ford acquired Stout Metal Airplane Co. and started the production of trimotor planes for carrying passengers. It mentions the production of several passenger aircrafts by Ford and the strategies adopted by Ford for improving its production.

The article discusses the life and works of Henry Ford, founder of American car company Ford Motor Co., with a highlight on the first ever car model he invented which is the Model T. In 1879, it says that Ford left home in Michigan to try his luck as a machinist in Detroit, Michigan where he first built a gasoline-powered automobile and where he founded the company. On October 1, 1908, the Ford introduced its Model T which was very simple, inexpensive to repair that time and cost at only $950.

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.

Relates the car manufacturing business of Ford Motor Co. in Detroit, Michigan. Production of the Model T car; Growth in manufacturing capacity; Increase in the demand for Ford automobiles.

Comments on the key role played by Ford's Model T automobile in invigorating the business sector of Detroit, Michigan. Antecedents and by-products of the Model T automobile; Social and economic impact of automobiles in Detroit.