Many people believe the Model-T Ford to be the car of the 20th-century. Right: a 1910 Model-T. Henry Ford is supposed to have said that you could have it in any colour so long as it was black, but the owner tells us that the edict only came in with mass production - black dried most quickly.

Left: exposed valve stems, thermal syphon cooling, on the 1910's side-valve engine.

Right: A 1912 Model-T. These cars, and many other Model-T's were at the 2000 Australia Day gathering. 2000 is the 75th anniversary of Ford in Australia, so they were out in good numbers. - © L. A11ison

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