The Amazing Tin Lizzie.

Henry Ford's Model T — popularly labeled the "Tin Lizzie" or "flivver" — revolutionized American society. This simple, tough, affordable car, which was produced between October 1908 and May 1927, put America on wheels. Nearly 15.5 million Model Ts were manufactured, and an astonishing 75 percent of them were still being driven when the car went out of production in 1927. Priced as low as S260 (for a new roadster in 1925; a good used Model T could be bought for about $50), the Tin Lizzie was the answer to the workingman's prayers. She was also frequently the object of his curses as he backed her up steep grades (reverse was her most powerful gear), pushed her through mud holes, and tried to start her on cold mornings. Yet no other car so captured the imagination of the American public: the Model T spawned songs, doggerel...