(Stati Uniti 1916)

The Model T is one of history’s most famous cars. Simple, sturdy and inexpensive to run, it was the answer to Henry Ford’s wish to offer a mass-produced vehicle that would cost little to buy.

It had a number of way-ahead features: pressed steel chassis, two-speed plus reverse transmission with epicyclic gears, and transverse, single-leaf front suspension. Quickly the favourite of all ranks of America society, Ford’s masterpiece remained in production from 1908 until 1927. This example is one of the 15 million that rolled off the assembly lines during those twenty years. At the end of 1999, a jury of specialised journalist chose the Ford T as the “Car of the Century” from a list of 500 models.