1923 Ford Model T Advertisement, "Announcement: The New Ford Cars Are Now Ready for Your Inspection"

Summary

Ford Motor Company gave the Model T a styling update for 1923. Bodies were lowered, radiators were made taller, and windshields on open cars were slanted further back. It was also the first year that Ford offered both two- and four-door sedan bodies. Total Model T production topped two million cars, and the popular touring car sold for $393.

Ford Motor Company gave the Model T a styling update for 1923. Bodies were lowered, radiators were made taller, and windshields on open cars were slanted further back. It was also the first year that Ford offered both two- and four-door sedan bodies. Total Model T production topped two million cars, and the popular touring car sold for $393.

Artifact

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Date Made

1923

Subject Date

1923

Creators

Brotherton Company 

Ford Motor Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Created by Brotherton Company of Detroit, Michigan for Ford Motor Company.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.368

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 17 in

Width: 11.75 in

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