The motor car - a concise history. "a reminder for some,an introduction for others"
Model T Ford
9.3.7 Lights & Horn
The initial price of $850 for a Model T included one rear and two side oil lamps. Headlights were optional extras. A spare tire was not provided.
Up to 1914 a generator supplied acetylene gas to the headlights.
Kerosene oil was used to illuminate the tail and side lights.
Up to 1915 Model Ts were fitted with a bulb horn.
The change to electric, magneto, powered head lights and horn began in 1915. From 1919 a battery powered horn was fitted to the electrically equipped Model T cars.
From1920 kerosene oil lamps were not fitted to Model T’s fitted with an electric starter.
When the electric starter became standard fit in 1926 kerosene oil lamps were discontinued.