On September 27, 1908, Henry Ford's first Ford Model T automobile left the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
"This is the Ford Motor Company record of the very first Model T which was assembled on September 27, 1908 at the Piquette plant in Detroit. The production card lists it as Model 2090, car #1. It had 4 cylinders, 2 levers (the second for reverse) and 2 foot pedals. 1,000 of these early T's were produced."