Wm. S. Hart & The 10,000,000th 'T'
Silent Screen Star

The 10 millionth Ford Model T rolled off the production line at Highland Park (then on the outskirts of Detroit) in June 1924 and was taken on a cross-country tour from New York to California. In this photograph from the Ford Motor Company archives, the vehicle makes a stop at the William S. Hart Ranch in Newhall (now a county park), where it is inspected by none other than Bill Hart himself (at left).

Originally priced at $850 when the first 1909 Model T Touring Car was produced on Oct. 1, 1908, prices for the 1924 "Tin Lizzie" hit an all-time low of $290 on Dec. 2 of that year ($375 with factory starter and demountable rims), thanks to improved assembly line production methods and simplifications to the car. When production ceased in May 1927, slightly more than 15 million Model Ts had hit the (mostly unpaved) streets of the world. On Dec. 2, 1927, Henry Ford's "universal car" would be replaced with the Model A.

More information about William S. Hart here.