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- 1909 Ford Model T Touring Car - Henry Ford crafted his ideal car in the Model T. It was rugged, reliable and suited to quantity production. The first 2,500 Model Ts carried gear-driven water pumps rather than the thermosiphon cooling system adopted later. Rarer still, the first 1,000 or so -- like this example -- used a lever rather than a floor pedal to engage reverse.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
1909 Ford Model T Touring Car
Henry Ford crafted his ideal car in the Model T. It was rugged, reliable and suited to quantity production. The first 2,500 Model Ts carried gear-driven water pumps rather than the thermosiphon cooling system adopted later. Rarer still, the first 1,000 or so -- like this example -- used a lever rather than a floor pedal to engage reverse.
- First Ford Model T Production Card, September 27, 1908 - This is the Ford Motor Company record of the very first Model T, which was assembled on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette plant in Detroit. The production card lists it as Model 2090, car #1. It had 4 cylinders, 2 levers (the second for reverse), and 2 foot pedals. About 1,000 of these early Ts were produced.
- September 27, 1908
- Collections - Artifact
First Ford Model T Production Card, September 27, 1908
This is the Ford Motor Company record of the very first Model T, which was assembled on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette plant in Detroit. The production card lists it as Model 2090, car #1. It had 4 cylinders, 2 levers (the second for reverse), and 2 foot pedals. About 1,000 of these early Ts were produced.
- Ford Experimental 4-Cylinder Automobile Engine, circa 1907 - Ford experimented with several engine designs in the company's early years. This 98-cubic-inch unit featured an unusual ignition system activated by engine compression. Under compression pressure, a diaphragm in each of the engine's four cylinders made contact with vibrating coils, which triggered ignition. But the diaphragms distorted over time and failed to work properly, making the engine unreliable.
- circa 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Experimental 4-Cylinder Automobile Engine, circa 1907
Ford experimented with several engine designs in the company's early years. This 98-cubic-inch unit featured an unusual ignition system activated by engine compression. Under compression pressure, a diaphragm in each of the engine's four cylinders made contact with vibrating coils, which triggered ignition. But the diaphragms distorted over time and failed to work properly, making the engine unreliable.