Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail
Historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, MI

The birthplace of the Model T, the Historic Ford Piquette Plant was also the first building built and owned by the Ford Motor Company. While at Piquette, Ford Motor Company established American dominance by setting the world's record in car production. Models B,C, F, K, N,R and S as well as 18,000 Model Ts were produced at the plant. In 1910, Ford shifted auto production to Highland Park. The Model T, produced from 1908 to 1927, is regarded as the most significant car of the 20th Century and was the car that put Americans on wheels.

The great American landmark was purchased by a non-profit, the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex (T-PLEX,) in April 2000 with donations provided by members of the Henry Ford Heritage Association. The Heritage Complex has turned the site into a continually growing museum and the only early automobile factory that is open to the public in the world. Interpretive displays scattered throughout the two factory floors describe the secret room, Henry Ford's office, a stationary assembly display, and more.