Henry Ford invented the Model T automobile which is also known as the "Tin Lizzie" or "flivver". This affected how people lived because before the Model T was invented automobiles were very expensive and only for the rich but this model was affordable. This helped because it made going places faster. The common man greatly benefited because they could afford a automobile. Other automobile salesmen suffered because people wanted a cheaper car. The Model T was a very important invention because it made things very accessible to the average American. The Model T reached a top spead of 40-45 miles per hour. This automobile also started by a hand crank until the 1920's when some automobile came with battery powered starters. …show more content…
If we didn’t have affordable cars today we wouldn’t know what to do with ourselves. Everyone uses a car because walking is inconvenient. You rarely see people walking but there's millions of cars on the roads every day because cities are so much bigger than they used to be and everything isn't within a quick walking distance from our