great classics part 1

When automobiles were first invented,people thought of them as "rich mans toys,"because they were expensive.They were expensive because the motor companies didn't have assembly lines,and they usually built there cars in a small garage at their house. Companies were started by a few brothers working together to build cars.Most cars are named after the founders of the company.Sense they didn't have assembly lines, progress was slow. The earliest cars looked just like buggies without a horse which is why they were called "horse less buggies". They had small engines in the back and a long handle to steer. One car was the Stanley steamer. There were hundreds of car makers all around the globe.many lasted only two or three years,others lasted decades,and some are still in business today. Many names people have no idea they existed. like" the America" and hundreds more.These cars are called "orphan cars".people who own these rare special cars usually have big car shows full of orphans.Lots of these motor companies are well known,like Kaiser,Hudson,Studebaker,and others.People grew more interested in the automobile. lots of advertisements read "good by horse". the early automobiles,even the ones with a single cylinder,were noticeably faster than horse and carriage. top speeds were in the 20-40 mph range which was fast at the time compared to carriages.   Henry ford,an important figure in the automobiles history,had a solution to the problems.He wanted to make a car for the masses, rich and poor. He wanted to put the world on wheels. And that's just what he did, on  September 27 1908  he started producing one of the most famous cars in history, the Model T . he set up an organized assembly line which let them produce millions of  the cars . it only weighed a shocking 1,300 pounds.Its rugged four cyl. was a perfect fit for the car. the T was in production for  19 years. the company built a total of 15 million model T fords.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      click here for oldride.com