The world long since ran out of new things to say about the Model T. Launched in the autumn of 1908, it was the car that really set both Ford and the world on the move. The statistics are staggering: it was the first car to be mass produced and the first to be manufactured in several countries simultaneously. Production ran for nineteen years, during which time some 16.5 million examples were built. The timing of the T was perfect. It came to market just as motorcars were gaining in interest and acceptance, and sold for less than a wagon and team of horses. It mobilised people the world over and for the first sixteen years of production accounted for no less than 40 percent of all car sales in America - small wonder that it was voted 'The World's Most Influential Car Of The 20th Century'. At launch the T was powered by a sidevalve 2.9-litre four-cylinder engine producing some 20hp. It was among the first to have its cylinders cast in one block and the first of all to have a detachable cylinder head. The epicyclic transmission had two forward speeds and a reverse and was controlled by a combination of three foot pedals and lever - a real test for drivers who cut their teeth on modern cars. Over time the factory produced 0-, 2-, 3- and 4-door Roadsters, Tourers, Pick-ups, Coupes, Estates and Saloons. Rolling chassis were sold so any type of body could be crafted by an appropriate coachbuilder.

The left-hand drive Model T on offer is a Two-Seat Tourer model manufactured in 1925 and sports Burgundy over Black coachwork. The car's early history is unknown, but the current keeper purchased it from the Ford dealer Lloyds of Stafford in the 1990s. He describes the bodywork, paintwork, and interior trim as "excellent", and the engine as being in "very good working order". The T will however need a fresh MOT and tax before it returns to the road. To drive a model T is quite an experience, while owning one provides a unique insight into the dawn of motoring as we know it today.