Automobiles-Per+8+2011

Glenn Scalia Rob Assisi Matt Louis Colleen Bailey


 * 1920s - Automobiles**


 * Ford Motor Company
 * Led by Henry Ford
 * Produced new and better models of automobiles.
 * Increased wages and lower cost of vehicles were being introduced.
 * Henry Ford also introduced the assembly line.
 * Problem:** Vehicles required much higher road clearance
 * Roads were built prior for horse transportation.
 * Roads had to be redesigned and rebuilt in order for automobiles to pass through.
 * New road rules had to be introduced
 * Methods of controlling traffic (ex: traffic lights) were used for populated areas
 * The car enabled people to travel much further at a much faster pace.
 * Vacations became popular than ever before.
 * The mass production of cars made it more affordable for the middle class to buy a car.
 * Having a car was no longer for the rich/elite anymore.
 * Most middle class families were able to buy a car.


 * Popular Cars:**


 * Model-T:**
 * Medel-A:** replaced the Model-T after 18 years of production.