The "Model T" automobile was created by Henry Ford as the People's car for its affordability. It was first produced in 1908 and by 1914 half of all American cars were Model T's.
The Tin Lizzy.
Biography - 1987 Henry Ford Tin Lizzy Tycoon was released on: USA: 1994
They were nicknamed the "Tin Lizzy"
tin lizzy, ford's earliest assembly line production model
Peter Durand invented the tin can
Nobody invented it, tin is a naturally occurring element.
Eric Bell first suggested tin lizzy in reference to a character in The dandy ( according to The bio Thin lizzy by Alan Byrne ...Saf Publishing soft back Pg 30 2nd pgh) After Gullivers travel was rejected they came back to Tin Lizzy And changed it to Thin Lizzy to play off the Irish usage of t'in instead of Thin ..Eric believed they would say we are going to see tin Lizzy tonight and they would say no its Thin Lizzy and a little controversy would help with publicity ..everyone thought it was agood idea and the name stuck... However Phil States its about Erics love of Eric clapton and A Blies Breaker Alblum with a picture of Eric Clapton , he is reading a comic book . The comic was a woman robot named tin lizzey the droped the e and added the h in thin... either way it is a Eric Bell contribution.
The Tin Lizzie was introduced in 1908.
Nobody knows when the string telephone was invented (as far as I know), but I do know that the tin can telephone was invented in 1664-65.
1810
Phil Lynott belonged to the famous Irish rock band "Thin Lizzy". Their name was origanly meant to be "Tin Lizzy", but they decided to poke fun in the Irish accent of the word "Tin". One of the most famous hits the band made was the song "Boys are Back in Town" and is featured in Toy Story (a dsiney pixar animation).
such a stupid question.