Diagram of the Ford Model T Magneto and Transmission, Published in Ford Times, October 1910
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The Ford Model T used a two-speed planetary gearset in its transmission throughout the car's production run from 1908-1927. The central sun gear was surrounded by planet gears that rotated around it. Because the gears were always in mesh, they were easier to shift than the unsynchronized sliding gearsets of the time.
The Ford Model T used a two-speed planetary gearset in its transmission throughout the car's production run from 1908-1927. The central sun gear was surrounded by planet gears that rotated around it. Because the gears were always in mesh, they were easier to shift than the unsynchronized sliding gearsets of the time.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1910
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.2651
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
Inscriptions
in image on front: Pictorial Enumeration of the Advantages of the Magneto and Transmission of the Model T Automobile
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