Artifact Spotlight - Ford Model T

Once Canada’s best-selling car, the Model T made car ownership a reality for many Canadian families.

Henry Ford wanted to “build a car for the great multitude.” With the affordable, reliable Model T, he certainly succeeded! Ford pioneered assembly line mass production—key to the car’s low price. Canadian-built Model Ts, produced from 1908 to 1927, were sold throughout the Commonwealth. By 1927, over 15 million Model Ts had been produced worldwide, making it the first true ‘world car.’