Culture Corner America on the WheelAlthough the motor car was invented in 1889 by a German man called Gottlieb Daimler,it was an American man called Henry Ford who created the motor car as we know it today.In 1908, Ford began production of the Model T Ford, the motor car that would change the world forever.The Model T Ford was the first mass production car in the world.Before 1908, when Ford's cars became available to the public, it was only the very rich who could afford to own a car.Ford found a way to mass-produce the motor car cheaply, making it possible for many more people to own one.The Model T Ford was simple, practical and cheap. It was a huge success.Between 1908 and 1927, Ford made and sold over 18 million Model T cars.By the 1930s, people in America wanted something more than the Model T Ford.They didn't want cars to just be practical; they wanted them to look beautiful too.Soon car companies, like Ford, were forced to change their car production to suit the public's needs.
