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Model T

American  

noun

  1. 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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With the Model T, Ford standardized placing the steering wheel on the left side of the cabin, dictating the design of American roadways.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Ford was producing a new Model T every 10 seconds by 1925.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The hike includes an area where natural “white oil” bubbles up from the earth, which locals reportedly used to collect to fill their Ford Model T fuel tanks.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2026

They have included a Ford Model T, the 20th Century car credited with being the first affordable vehicle, revolutionising the motor industry.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2025

On a Model T Ford the reverse is your margin of safety.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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