Quote Originally Posted by cman710 View Post
Ndavies, didn't Ford use the [[non-moving) assembly line in its Piquette Plant? When I visited the T-PLEX this summer, I was told that they pulled the vehicles along. How much earlier had Olds employed the idea? I am curious.
Olds built the Curved dash oldsmobile in 1901. It is considered the first mass produced assembly line vehicle. Ford Motor was founded in 1903. The Piquette plant was built afterward.