When starting the Model T, the lever should be in the highest position to fully retard the timing, and once the engine is running the timing is advanced to smooth out the idle.

The Ford Model T is the first mass-produced automobile in history, and here's everything you need to know about this American icon ...

Not to mention, Model T’s didn’t have a door on the driver’s side until the 1925 model year. Henry Ford didn’t want drivers stepping out into traffic.

The Ford Model T started with a twist of a hand crank. But before you could turn it, the spark had to be retarded, just as safety measure – not to break your arm if the engine was to kick back.

Larry Walker “never dreamed in a million years” that he would be the one to teach Henry Ford III how to drive the Model T designed by his grandfather – the late, great founder of Ford Motor ...

It handles like an office desk rolling down a hill, it doesn’t have a radio, heater or safety glass in any of its windows, and it’s so loud you have to shout to be heard when driving. But ...