Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, Detroit

The Ford Piquette Avenue plant is largely unchanged from its original 1904 appearance. The third floor has never been painted since Ford Motor Company left in 1910 and is all original materials. Every one of the first 12,000 Model Ts were built on that floor. Located in the back corner is the secret Experimental Room where Ford developed the Model T. Another exhibit spans five bays on the third floor showing the Model T during various stages of assembly. Various Model Ts and other Piquette-era Fords are on display throughout the second and third floor. Several dozen interpretive panels explain the history of the building and the people who worked there. The gift shop sells Model T memorabilia, wearables and other Ford related items.