Model T

American

noun

an automobile with a 2.9-liter, 4-cylinder engine, produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1909 through 1927, considered to be the first motor vehicle successfully mass-produced on an assembly line.

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Ford’s embrace of standardization allowed his Model T to be built quickly and inexpensively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Ms Itooka was born in May 1908 – six years before the World War One and the same year that the Ford Model T car was launched in the US.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

But now, a century after Bretz and his students drove throughout the Channeled Scablands in a Model T, mainstream geologists agree he was right.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Ford, which once produced the iconic Model T and Taurus, no longer sells any sedans in the U.S.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2023

Johnny played on the grassy fields of his family’s estate and spent his Sundays in the lap of the family Model T, competing with his siblings for a window seat.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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