Model T Ford

• The Model T was fitted with a low tension magneto, which generated electricity for the ignition system.
  
  
• The first instrument panel and battery (6 volt) were fitted in 1919. They were initially installed in the closed cars being fitted with an electrical starter.
  
  
• Prior to 1919 starters operated by acetylene gas, compressed air and powerful springs were sometimes fitted.
  
  
• The instrument panel included a large size ammeter (1919-25) and a smaller version from 1926.
  
  
• From 1916 the speedometer ceased to be a Ford supplied optional extra. It was available as a dealer installed option.
  
  
• Both gasoline and oil gauges were soon being supplied by other manufacturers for use on the Model T.
  
  
• The petrol/gasoline “gauge” consisted of a stick with numbers on it that was dipped into the top of the fuel tank.