*Automobiles

__**Guiding Questions:**__ How did the automobile industry change the American society/ lifestyles/ economy? Discuss Henry Ford and his Model-T.

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 * Automobiles

In the 1920s the automobiles by the later 1920s had firmly itself as the newest and most popular method of road transport. The automobile also helped American industries. At the end of the decade Ford and Chevrolet locked horns in a fierce Pricing battle that continued through the rarities. In the 1920s other automakers such as Cadillac, Packard, and Chrysler, began to have an impact on the market.

Later on the 1927, the model T had really taken off over the first few years of the 1920s. The automobile become a hit with everyone, especially young people who wanted freedom and excitement. This was a very important thing parents would drive to work in the automobiles.Families could visit friends and families father away. But not only it affecting American culture during this year.

By the end of the decade, there was almost one car per family in the United State. It was increasingly important port of the American lives. Now workers no longer needed to live close to their work place they could work father and still arrive at their jobs easily.

In the 1920s the price of the car averaged about $1496. But you could buy cars for as little as $260 and for as much as $4540. In the 1920 it was almost the same to get a license then today only 39 States issued them by 1935 a few required a test, despite widest plead concern about incompetent drivers.

American saw a boom in road construction during the 1920s. Paved roads and high ways became more common. The high way today are more modern materials where the streets have any car without any problems, can be handled with a great caution. In the 1920s the high ways were less careful when it rained, because they stayed crayfish vehicles through the mud so they could not continue theirs way.

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In the late 1920's automobiles became the newest and most popular ways of road transportation. Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company were the reason for rapid automobile industry. They increased wages and made vehicles cost less and be affordable, even though many cars were bought on installment plans.



Investment in a car made life a lot easier. People didn't have to travel by foot or horse. Taking vacations also became popular though people had to plan short distance vacations due to the breakdowns which were very common.



Eventually a family in the United States owned at least one car. It was very important because people finally could have jobs farther from home and not worry about how to get there.

Ford at one point thought about reducing the price of a care. He started using interchangeable parts. Instead of having one worker work on making a car, each worker would be trained to do a certain task in the process so it'd go a lot faster. By 1914 he had reduced the cost to $490, and by 1921 the Model T cost only $310.



Here is a graph that shows number of automobiles in production during 1920s till late 1930s. Also there is a question that you can answer. The answer to this question is on the bottom of this page



4. Changes in economic conditions led to changes in automobile production
 * 1) The level of automobile production remained constant
 * 2) The average American family found the automobile too expensive to purchase
 * 3) By 1929, most of the automobiles in the world were produced in the United States

To buy a car, you had to pay cash at first. Banks did not want to lend money incase people stopped making payments. In 1919, General Motors introduced buying a car on credit, except that banks wouldn't finance. They formed the General Motor Acceptance Corporation.



With more cars on the road, the environment changed as well. Motels were built alot paved street, gas stations began to look like little houses that offered engine repair, tire changes and many other services.



By 1929, over 40 companies were making cars.

“ As a result of the automobile, Americans and America benefitted greatly from the advantages it brought to them. Improved transportation and an improved economy made the automobile one of the most important inventions of the 1920s”.





The answer to the question is **4.** :)


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====//**Most people believe that the first automobile was invented by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. This is true, but only to a certain extent. Gottlieb Cugnot and Karl Benz are credited for the invention of the automobiles because of one thing and one thing only. They both invented successful gasoline powered car, which closely resembles to the cars we use today. **//====

Karl Benz's invention: Gottlieb Daimler's invention:


 * //The first vehicle to actually move from its own power was designed by a French man named Nicholas Joseph Cugnot. This vehicle was very huge and extremely slow. It was built in 1770 weighing around 8000lbs and a top speed of 2mph! The purpose of this vehicle was not constructed so that people can enjoy and get from one place to another quickly. The purpose was to haul canons from one destination to another. In the museum of __Conservatoire des Arts et Meetiers__ they have a replica of his automobile. This automobile even knocked down a stone wall as shown in the picture below.//**




 * //Automobiles wasn't for everyone, not everyone had it and could get it. It was very expensive and hard to obtain. Henry Ford was born in Greenfield, Michigan on July 30th, 1863. He wasn't a school person, and left his studies at the age of 15. He worked for his father, but realized farming was not his "thing". In 1879 he moved to Detroit and worked in a machine shop as well as repaired clocks and watches. As the years progressed he came back to Michigan and had the 40 acres of land to be able to start his own farm. Henry didn't like the whole farming, he was never interested, he was interested in far more different things.//**
 * //After reading a article on Nicholas Otto, Henry became more motivated spent his spare time trying to build a gas driven car. Henry made his first car in 1896, which was build right in his shed. It was very simple, and only moved forward. It had no brakes or gears to switch and reverse. Soon Henry saved enough money to create his own company, and had investors investing in his idea. This didn't last very long, and after investors noticing their was no car being produced after spending somewhat of $86,000 they started pulling out and abanding him.//**
 * //In 1908 Henry became making his T model which became a hit success. Although during these times it was very expensive and only the rich were able to afford these cars. This was until Henry came up with an idea. An idea that will help reduce the price as well as the hours spent on making the car. Henry decided that it was a great idea and he created an assembly line. Thus hiring workers which helped boost American economy by providing job opportunity. From building this car in approximately 14 hours he reduced it to 1 hour and 33 minutes. An astonishing difference. The price of the car was around 1000 and thus droped by75 percent. It was now around 300 dollars and became affordable by many more.//**
 * //Ford Motor Company grew rapidly and by 1925 Ford was producing approximately 10,000 cars a day! Henry decided to stick to his one model and had competition under way such as the General Motor's.//**

T model: assembly line: (Had guys working left and right literally :], was a huge success)

 

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