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The article recognizes the role of motor engines in the development of best-designed cars and trucks. The 1909 Model T of Henry Ford would have gone nowhere if its 20-hp 2.9L 4-cylinder was not easy to repair and engineered to be manufactured at low cost. The Cadillac division of General Motors may not have lasted if it were not for its V-8 engine.

Focuses on the development of Model T Ford by Henry Ford in England. Marketing strategy in selling the cars; Price reduction; Design of the car.

Compares car or van production with house building. Barriers to making modular aluminum dwellings; Information on the Model T Ford, the world's first modern mass-produced motor car; Observation on the bargain-basement strategy; Sample of alternative marketing strategies.

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.

Highlights historical issues related to the automobile industry from 1900s to the 1970s. Release of the Model T passenger car on October 1, 1908; Engine used for the 1955 Chevy Bel Air; Embargo imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries against the United States on October 16, 1973.