One of America’s most beloved brands is celebrating America 250 with a look at its past — while driving America forward. “What I want people to get from the exhibit is that Ford has been ingrained in American culture and has helped in a lot of ways define American culture,” Ford’s Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday.Ford hosted a public exhibit at Union Station in Washington, D.C., with many different Ford vehicles to showcase the American spirit for the country’s 250th birthday.
People traveling through Union Station stopped and pulled out their phones almost immediately, taking pictures with the cars they liked the best.
Ryan said everyone has a vehicle they’re drawn to because they have some kind of connection to it, whether it be from pop culture or history. Ford vehicles have carried Americans to and from work for 123 years, and it all started with the Model T. The Model T revolutionized car manufacturing and changed the way Americans traveled, according to a Ford press release.The exhibit featured the 15 millionth Model T, which was the last one ever made. It was produced at the Ford factory in Michigan in 1927, marking the end of the vehicle’s 19-year production.The hunter green vehicle had the words “The Fifteen Millionth Ford” painted on its sides. Ryan said the car’s engine is hand-stamped with the number 15,000,000 by eight of Ford’s longest-serving employees, each employee stamping one numeral.The last Ford Model T produced, at Ford’s “Driving America Forward” exhibit at Union Station in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2026. (Britta Miller/Washington Examiner)
