By 1926, the Ford Model T was near the end of one of the most spectacular runs of any car in U.S. history. The Model T wasn't the nation's first car; in fact, it wasn't even the first Ford. Henry Ford began making cars in 1903, and his company produced the Models A, B, C, K, N and S before introducing the 1909 Model T in October 1908. The T was an entirely new car, and historians credit it with revolutionizing the industry by putting Americans on wheels in a reliable, inexpensive mass-produced automobile. By 1926, however, other carmakers had caught up with Ford, even though Ford sold nearly three times as many cars as its closest competitor, Chevrolet.The 1926 Model T offered a choice of colors, along with new fenders, running boards, bodies and hoods, all forerunners of changes that would be incorporated in the all-new Model A for 1927.
Price $375
Engine 176.7-cubic-inch L-head four
Horsepower 20 at 1,600 rpm
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Wheelbase 100 inches
Overall length 134.5 inches
Seating capacity 5
Year 1926
President Calvin Coolidge
Population 117.3 million
Dow Jones industrial average (year-end) 300
Academy Award movie "Broadway Melody"
Milestone Kellogg introduces Rice Krispies
