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A classic car enthusiast from the United States decided to place a 1915 Ford Model T on the dynamometer. Let’s see how much horsepower is left after more than a century.
Merlins Old School Garagethat’s what it’s called Youtube Channel from the garage where the elderly four-wheeler was put to the test. The owner of the classic car plans to install another engine in the front, but he wanted to know in advance how many American ponies still alive after 108 years.
On the roller bench
The 2.9-liter inline-four in the Ford Model T should deliver about 20 hp, according to the manufacturer. At least, when it rolled out of the factory in 1915. That translates to less than 7 hp per liter. We’ve come a long way since then. Today there are production cars with combustion engines that generate more than 200 hp per liter.
It now appears that a number of horses have died. The ancient Ford Model T does its utmost on the dynamometer with its narrow tires, but the elderly four-wheeler is no longer able to squeeze out more than 13 hp. The 120 Nm of torque that the engine still produces is impressive, which is more than the 113 Nm that the T-Ford would have from the factory.
Ford Model T als occasion
The Model T is one of the first cars to be produced on an assembly line. When the model first appeared on the market in 1908, you paid 825 dollars (750 euros) for it. Today that amounts to just over 24,000 euros. However, Ford quickly managed to reduce the price, so that only 390 dollars (354 euros) had to be paid for the T-Ford above in 1915.
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This relatively low price could be offered because the Ford was produced in large numbers. Between 1908 and 1927, the brand built around 15,000 copies of the Ford Model T. For that reason, you can find a Ford T surprisingly cheap as a used car.
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2023-12-24 07:27:54
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