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The Ford Model T was one of the first and most successful production vehicles. Launched in 1909, nearly 15 million copies were built before it was retired in 1927. Their affordability was key to the Model T’s success, and at one point you could buy a new one for under $300. The cars were nicknamed the “Tin Lizzie,” and the pickup version the seller has from the T’s last year was included. It’s been in storage for some time and has several layers of dust on it to prove it.
Henry Ford was no doubt a genius and realized that to sell a lot of cars at a low price meant figuring out how to mass produce them. Which he did. All Model Ts had a 177 cubic inch inline-4 that produced a whopping 20 hp, paired with a 2-speed transmission with planetary gears. 14.7 million Model Ts were built in total with 1.6 million being little trucks like this one. In 1927, production wound down to just 400,000 units of which 74,000 were trucks.
We’re told this Ford ran when it was parked years ago and sits on jacks now. You could restore it or “drive it as is”, but I doubt the latter is possible at the moment. A lot of coaxing will be needed to bring this old girl back to life. It’s said to be 100% complete and is available in Austin, Colorado, and here on craigslist where $7,500 is the magic number. But how cool is this truck and it’s not that far off from celebrating being a century old. Our thanks to Gunter Kramer for this cool tip!
