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Part 1: The Early History
Part 2: The Last 100 years
1: Car Production
2: Steam Powered
3: Electric Powered
4: Hybrid Cars
5: Other Sources of Fuel
6: Parts of the Car
7: Petrol/Gasoline
8: Car Manufacturers by Country
9: Special Reports/Studies
9.1 Cyclecars
9.2 Cars With Fastest Acceleration
9.3 Model T Ford
9.3.1 : Introduction
9.3.2 : Types Of Cars
9.3.3 : Other Model T Vehicles
9.3.4 : Engine & Performance
9.3.5 : Weight & Size
9.3.6 : Fuel & Cooling
9.3.7 : Lights & Horn
9.3.8 : Electrics & Gauges
9.3.9 : Tires & Wheels
9.3.10 : Doors & Windows
9.3.11 : Windscreen & Wipers
9.3.12 : Heating
9.3.13 : Colour
9.3.14 : The Controls
9.3.15 : The Chassis
9.3.16 : Price
9.3.17 : Manufacture (Locations)
9.3.18 : US Production
9.3.19 : US Assembly Plants
9.3.20 : Candian Production
9.3.21 : British Production
9.3.22 : Assembled Abroad
9.3.23 : Engine Production
9.3.24 : Production Figures
9.3.25 : Overseas Sales
9.3.26 : End Of Production
9.3.27 : Books, Clubs, etc
9.4: Roads & Road Control
9.5: Vehicle Registration
9.6: Open & Closed Cars
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The motor car - a concise history.
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Model T Ford
9.3.10
Doors & Windows
In late
1911
front doors were added to the Touring models. The rear seat had doors on both sides.
On the
US
models t
he doors were removable but only the right door opened. On the Canadian models both doors opened and were removable.
The first four-door Model T was produced in
1912
.
Later models had removable front doors.
When?
In
1913
Ford in the
US
introduced the three-door Touring model, with one door on the left and two on the right.
Canadian produced Model Ts in
1913
had driver’s doors, American produced cars did not.
In what year was the first
US
car fitted with driver’s doors?
Canadian Touring models retained two operable front doors up to
1925
.
In
1926
doors that opened on both sides were fitted to the US Touring models.
The basic open two-seater Roadster/Runabout had no doors. One door was added as an option to the deluxe model.
Town Car: No doors in the drivers section.
Tourabout: No doors.
Torpedo Runabout: One door on each side.
Open Runabout: No doors.
Sedan
: Two or four doors.
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