(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’

On this day in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T, a car that would revolutionize the automotive industry.

It was completed at the company’s plant in Detroit.

Between 1908 and 1927, Ford built nearly 15 million Model T cars.

Although it was fairly expensive at first, priced at $825, or $18,000 in today’s prices, it was built for people to drive every day.

It had a 22-horsepower, four-cylinder engine and was made of a new kind of heat-treated steel that made it lighter and stronger than previous vehicles.

The last one rolled off the assembly line in May of 1927.

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