Description Good running order and in regular use; current owner 8 years; new hood and four spare tyres included Launched in 1908, the Ford Model T is not only credited as the most influential car of the 20th Century, it is also widely acknowledged to be one of the most successful products of all time.

The world’s first affordable automobile, not only did it democratize the luxury of personal transport, it also revolutionised the means of production and transformed the social and commercial life of America, thus setting the template for the rise of the greatest superpower the world has ever seen.

By 1914, the assembly process for the Model T had been so streamlined that it took only 93 minutes to assemble each car, Ford producing more cars in one year than all other car makers combined.

Costing just $850 at launch when competing cars cost well over $2,000, the price dropped steadily as sales rose, falling to $300 by 1920.

By the time Henry had sold his 10 millionth Model T, nine ou...