Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic - Newly Updated 1911 Model T Touring - photo by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden Correcting Bad Revisionist History About Ford's Multi-Fuel Model T Automobile Great essay! Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, Rice University; author of "Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress" By Marc J. Rauch Marc Rauch The most venerated automobile of all time is Henry Ford's Model T. Nicknamed "Tin Lizzie," "Leapin' Lena," and sometimes "Flivver," the Model T went into production in 1908 and the last models rolled off the assembly line in 1927. The vehicle was a success everywhere in the world it was sold because it made owning a car affordable to the masses for the first time.