what year did the last edsel roll out of the assembly line?
Publisher. A+E Networks. On this day in 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes.+E Networks. On this day in 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile.