The first Ford car, the Model T, was produced in 1908. It wasn’t the first car, but it became one of the most transformative inventions the world had ever seen, radically altering economic growth, the built environment and American culture. The Model T, and the subsequent development of the interstate highway system in the 1950s, gave rise to the American Dream, which has dictated the aspirations of every generation since.
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