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The Ford Model T was released in 1908 by Henry Ford and was launched with a price tag of around Rs 43,500. Henry strived to produce an affordable, reliable, durable, and technologically proficient car and he finally produced the Ford Model T. The year of production was considered to a historic year for the company because the car had received a tremendous response in the market. It is tagged as the first people’s car that was within the reach of millions of car buyers and a car that placed the world’s greatest nation (U.S.) on wheel.

It is believed that in the first year of its production about 1,257 cars were sold and that was one of the biggest accomplishments for the car as well as Ford Motors Company. The car was refined and refurbished in the year 1925 and the company successfully sold two million models that year. It remained in production until 1927 and later on was replaced by Ford Model A.

The Austin 7 was produced in 1922 by Austin Motor Company. It was designed with the aim to provide the best means of affordable personal mobility to all the car buyers across United Kingdom. The car was comparatively smaller and lighter than the Ford T.

The Austin 7 was one of the most popular and affordable cars ever produced in the history of automobiles. It was equipped with a 747cc engine that generated a modest 10 bhp. The car was also licensed and copied by many car manufacturers around the world. It also made its way to India and even today the Austin 7 is found in many of the vintage car rallies or gatherings. The production of the car finally stopped in 1939 and till then almost 290,000 Austin 7 were sold in the market.

The Fiat 500 Topolino was introduced in 1936 with diminutive size, aesthetically pleasing lines, economical fuel consumption, and most important an affordable price tag of around Rs 26,000. It is believed that this great and scintillating car was designed by Dante Giocosa, an aeronautical engineer who started his career with Fiat in 1928. The car attained instant success with its pleasing appeal and impressive mileage. It was known as the Topolino, the Italian name for ‘Mickey Mouse’ and was tagged as the smallest cars in the world at the time of production.

Fiat 500 Topolino was equipped with a 569cc engine that gave a top speed of 85 km/h. Three variants of the cars were produced until 1955 with minor mechanical and cosmetic changes. The car was phased out in 1955 and till then almost 520,000 cars were sold.

The Volkswagen Beetle was launched in 1938. It was the concept of a Nazi’s dictator Adolf Hitler whose vision was to offer an affordable, spacious, and reliable car to the German masses. The task of designing and producing the car was taken over by Ferdinand Porsche who developed the car following the vision of Hitler in 1936 which went into production in 1938. The car was originally known as ‘Kafer’, the German word for ‘Beetle’.

During the period the Beetle was launched it was considered to be the most comfortable, powerful, and economical car. Gradually, it became the longest-running car and the highest selling car in the U.S. The key factors that contributed to the success of Beetle are the cuddle appealing design and excellent engineering. The production of the car was then halted in 1998.