Ford Model T (Tin Lizzie) from 1910 as 3D large model

The Model T from Ford (also Tin Lizzie, "Blechliesel") was the world's best-selling automobile until 1972 when the title went to the VW Beetle.
Between 1908 and 1927, 15 million units were built in the United States. In the 2010s, about one percent of all copies made still exist.
Between the foundation of the Ford Motor Company by Henry Ford in 1903 and the start of production of the Model T, several types were developed and in some cases also produced.
The first of these was called Model A, the following developments bore the next letters of the alphabet, but not all developments were brought to production maturity; for many, the prototype remained. The direct predecessor was the Ford Model S, a further development of the greatest success to date, the Ford Model N.

A ladder frame made of riveted U-steel profiles serves as the chassis, which houses the axles, engine, power transmission and the body.
The body was available from the factory in many variants, for example as a coupé, four-seater convertible (Touring), two-seater convertible ("Runabout"), limousine ("Tudor") and trucks ("one-ton truck"). It was constructed in the usual way at that time as a wooden frame covered with sheet metal.

The car has a front axle forged in one piece from vanadium alloy steel, which is guided with two diagonal push struts and a transverse semi-elliptical leaf spring. The axle is forked and connected to the forged axles by bolts. The rear axle consists of two cast housing halves (axle funnels) that house the differential gear and the two drive shafts. The rear axle is also guided with two push struts and a transverse leaf spring. Thanks to the long spring travel and the large ground clearance, bad paths and fords could also be negotiated. Ford also retained the basic construction (drawbar axles, pushed forward) in the following models.

The four-cylinder in-line engine with one-piece housing, removable cylinder head and cast iron piston has three crankshaft bearings and standing valves. With a bore of 3.75 inches (95.25 mm) and a stroke of 4.0 inches (101.6 mm), there are 2.9 liters of displacement. The compression ratio of initially 4.5: 1 was later reduced to 4: 1. The rearmost gearbox bearing is often referred to as the fourth main bearing because the epicyclic gearbox has only one main shaft. The mixture is formed in a flat gasifier. The gasoline comes without a pump from the tank a little higher under the driver's seat (falling gasoline system). The special "buzzer ignition" works with four ignition coils that are connected to a rotating low-voltage ignition distributor flanged to the camshaft. Each coil has its own breaker, which breaks the circuit on the low-voltage side in quick succession and thus generates several ignition sparks on the spark plug. The electrical energy is supplied by a dynamo built into the flywheel. A battery can be connected to make starting easier. The engine lubrication is carried out as a centrifugal lubrication without a separate oil pump, which can lead to the front connecting rod bearings running dry on longer inclines, which leads to engine damage.

The motor drives the rear wheels via an epicyclic gear and a cardan shaft. The simple epicyclic gearbox has two gears, which are operated by a pedal, as well as the reverse gear and the foot brake, which acts on a brake band in the gearbox and thus brakes the cardan shaft. The handbrake acts on the drum brakes on the rear axle via tie rods. The car has no front brakes. The popular accessories were the so-called "Rocky Mountain Brakes", additional outer band brakes on the rear axle.

The engine produced 15 kW (20 hp) at a speed of 1800 rpm and the vehicle reached a speed of 67 km / h. The standing quarter mile (402 m) was reached after 32.9 seconds.

The Tin Lizzie was the first car to be built on automatically powered assembly lines. After the switch to this industrial mode of production on January 14, 1914, the selling price was reduced from $ 850 (about $ 21,060 or € 19,010 in today's purchasing power) to $ 370 (about $ 9,170 or € 8,280 in today's purchasing power). In order to speed up production, only black body parts were produced between 1915 and 1925, since only one painting line was used and the black Japan Black paint dried fastest. For a long time it was claimed that Henry Ford's famous phrase “You can have it in any color as long as it's black” was only slipped under. This quote is incomplete. In his book My Life and Work, in the chapter The Secret of Production, there is the sentence “Every customer can have their car painted as long as the car is only black.” This uniform paint scheme was introduced in model year 1914, although, interestingly, black was not used before was listed as available color.

In the Weimar Republic, Ford Motor Company Aktiengesellschaft was founded in Berlin in 1925. On January 2, 1926, BEHALA (Berliner Hafen- und Lagerhausgesellschaft) rented a grain hall as an assembly hall at Berlin's Westhafen. Since complete import vehicles were taxed more than individual parts, the components supplied from the USA were assembled there by 30 workers from April 1, 1926 onwards. [6] In 1929, 450 people were already employed at the Westhafen plant. The company headquarters were relocated to the new Cologne-Niehl plant in 1930 and assembly in Berlin ended on March 15, 1931.

The price reductions achieved by the ever more rationalized production line production ensured high sales of the T-model in the 1920s despite the technology, which is now outdated in comparison to the competition models, and the lack of comfort. The daily productions temporarily reached 9,000 pieces. Henry Ford stuck to the Model T for a long time. Even a model that was released for the last two years of production and had only a few technical parts renewed could not prevent the strong drop in sales. The much anticipated successor, Model A, went into production after extensive renovation of the plant in 1927.

At that time, Ford already outsourced parts of the production to suppliers in order to further reduce costs and increase production efficiency. The suppliers also had to deliver their parts in wooden boxes, the dimensions of which were precisely specified by Ford. The boxes were dismantled in the factory and the boards used in the vehicle.

Now it is your turn to build one of the Ford T models for your collection from the 235 parts. But don't worry, the illustrated instructions will help.

Please note that this kit is not a toy and can only be used to a limited extent. Please keep the items away from small children under 6 years old. It involves breaking off small parts and being swallowed. We declare the model as a puzzle or decoration

Item Description:

Material:  4mm wood
Dimensions approx.: 64 x 24 x 29 cm (LxWxH)
Weight approx: 2.0 kg
Content: 1 x lasered kit with 235 parts / assembly instructions

Supplied as a lasered kit. This must be assembled by yourself.
No tools needed. The parts must be glued.