Ford Factory Los Angeles

Ford Factory Los Angeles. . , Built in 1914 to manufacture Model T's, the poured-concrete and block building was the second Ford Motor Company plant established west of the Mississippi. The 90,000 square foot factory produced up to 300 cars daily, and employed 1,100 workers. Following the end of Model T production in 1927, the plant began to manufacture the Model A, producing nearly 80,000 Model A's before the factory closed in 1929. One of the most iconic landmarks in downtown Los Angeles, Ford Factory is listed as a historical structure on the National Register of Historic Places. , The Assembly Line , On December 1st, 1913, Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass manufacture of automobiles at its factory in Highland Park, Michigan. Each worker on the line was trained to complete one of 84 distinct steps to assemble the complete Model T. With the implementation of the assembly line, the rate of Model T production increased dramatically, while the cost dropped significantly. Cars now came off the line in just 1½ man-hours instead of the previous 12½, allowing the Ford Motor Company to lower the price and continue to make a profit. , The Model T , First released in 1908, the Model T revolutionized the automobile industry and transformed the way Americans lived by making cars affordable and accessible to the middle class. In 1908, thanks to a simple, efficient design, the price of the Model T touring car was around $850. By 1914, after the moving assembly line was introduced, the price for a Model T fell to $500. On May 26th, 1927, after 19 years and 15 million cars, production of the Model T came to an end.