The day the car for normal people was made – level 1

01-10-1908

It is the year 1908. It is twenty-three years after Karl Benz makes his first car in Germany. After this long time, only very rich people can buy a car. However, a big change is coming.

It’s Thursday, October 1, 1908. Henry Ford makes his Ford Model T. Henry Ford is 35 years old. He is an American businessman. He has a big dream. He wants to make a car for normal people. Now, his dream is a reality.

The Ford T is cheap. It costs only $850. After some time the price goes down to $300. A normal worker at a Ford factory makes this money in 3 months.

The production of this car stops in 1927. It is a very popular car. People buy 15 million types of this car.

Difficult words: reality (the real situation), dream (an idea of something that you want to do), cost (how much you pay).

What impact did the Ford Model T have on the accessibility of cars for everyday people, and how did it change the automotive industry as a whole?

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