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Ford's Affordable Automobile

“This car will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one.” 
- Henry Ford

Ford's assembly line made mass production possible.  It lowered the cost of production and the price, making the Model T affordable to many Americans.

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Cost and Production of Ford Vehicles, 1908-1924. The price fell with the drop in cost.
Increased model T production lowered its cost and price over the years:
YEAR 
1909
1910 
1911
1912
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927

PRICE  (Touring Car)
$850
$950
$780
$690
$600
$490
$440
$360
$360
$525
$525 
$440-$575
$355-$415
$348
$393
$295
$290
$380
$380
PRODUCTION (CARS) 
           10,660
           19,050
           34,858
           68,773
         170,211
         202,667
         308,162
         501,462
         735,020
         664,076
         498,342
         941,042
         971,610
      1,301,067
      2,011,125
      1,922,048
      1,911,706
      1,554,465
         399,725
"We're going to expand this company and you will see that it will grow by leaps and bounds.  The proper system, as I have it in mind is to get the car to the multitudes."
 
- Henry Ford