Ford's Model T went on sale on October 1, 1908. What did the five-seater cost?
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$850
$850 bought the five-seat touring car on October 1, 1908, about $32,000 at today's prices. Ford switched on its moving assembly line in 1913 and kept cutting prices from there, until the cheapest Model T cost $260 in 1925.
Ford's Model T cost $850 when it went on sale in 1908. By 1925, after the assembly line, a new one cost $260.
Source: Ford Motor Company (corporate history); The Henry Ford; Minneapolis Fed CPI table · checked Sep 2026