" The Model T was the first automobile mass produced on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts, marketed to the middle class. To speed assembly, between 1915 and 1925 it was only available in one color, black . Black paint was also cheaper and more durable. Henry Ford is reputed to have made the statement "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. " Model Ts in different colors were produced from 1908 to 1914, and then again from 1926 to 1927. By 1914, the assembly process for the Model T had been so streamlined it took only 93 minutes to assemble a car. That year Ford produced more cars than all other automakers combined. Female Model Photo Suite Swim The Model T was a great commercial success, and for years in the late 1910s and early 1920s it was estimated that more than half of all motorcars in existence in the world were Model T Fords. In fact, it was so successful that Ford did not purchase any advertising between 1917 and 1923; in total, more than 15 million Model Ts were manufactured, more than any other model of automobile for almost a century. "

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