1911 Ford Model T Tourabout

The Ford Model T is probably the most significant automobile ever produced with over 15,000,000 having been built between 1908 and 1927. Although it is often believed that Model Ts only came in black, in the early years of production, 1908-1913, the Model T was not available in black but could be purchased in grey, green, blue and red. It wasn't until 1914 that Henry Ford's policy of 'any color as long as it is black' took effect.

This car came from the Sedgewick, Alberta area.  This is a Canadian-built car, built in Walkerville, Ontario and the oldest Model T in the museum's collection. The vehicle was restored by the Calgary Foothills Model T club.

Engine: Inline, 4-cylinder, side-valve, water-cooled
Displacement: 2.9L (177 cu. in.)
Bore & Stroke: 95 x 102 mm (3.75 x 4 in.)                      
Power: 14.914 kW (20 hp)
Transmission: 2-forward, 1-reverse
Weight: 545 kg (1,200 lb)
Original Cost: C $975

Although Model Ts were updated and improved over the years, the parts are generally interchangeable, thus many surviving cars are composed of parts from several different years. Cars assembled in Canada also used leftover parts from prior years.

Chronology:
1896 - Henry Ford builds his first automobile, which he called a quadricycle.
1903 - Ford establishes the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan.
1904 - Gordon Morton McGregor founds the Ford Motor Company of Canada in Walkerville ON (now part of Windsor) to sell Ford automobiles.
1908 - Ford introduces the Model T.
1911 - This vehicle built at the Walkerville, Ontario plant
1915 - Ford begins manufacturing Model Ts with centre doors.
1948 - Stan Reynolds purchases this car from Sedgewick, Alberta
1950s - This Model T is put in parades in Wetaskiwin and at the racetrack in Edmonton
1985 - This Model T is added to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Collection