1926 Model T with fresh restoration.

1926 Ford Model T .
Car went under a frame off restoration in 2018.

The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century in the 1999Car of the Centurycompetition.EngineThe Model T had a front-mounted 177-cubic-inch (2.9L)inline four-cylinderengine, producing 20hp (15kW), for a top speed of 40-45mph (64-72km/h).[24]According to Ford Motor Company, the Model T had fuel economy on the order of 13-21mpg.Transmission and drive train

The Model T is arear-wheel drivevehicle. Thetransmissionis aplanetary geartype billed as "three speed". In today's terms it would be considered a two-speed, because one of the three speeds was reverse.

The Model T's transmission was controlled with three floor-mounted pedals and a lever mounted to the road side of the driver's seat. Thethrottlewas controlled with a lever on thesteering wheel. The left pedal was used to engage the transmission. With the floor lever in either the mid position or fully forward and the pedal pressed and held forward, the car entered low gear. When held in an intermediate position, the car was in neutral. If the left pedal was released, the Model T entered high gear, but only when the lever was fully forward - in any other position, the pedal would only move up as far as the central neutral position. This allowed the car to be held in neutral while the driver cranked the engine by hand. The car could thus cruise without the driver having to press any of the pedals.