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Petrol-powered Model T Ford

1908 Petrol-powered Model T Ford in a muesum

In 1908, Henry Ford developed the Model T. Mass production of this cheaper, petrol-powered vehicle resulted in the demise of the electric vehicle.

Rights: Pierre Poschadel, licensed under Creative Commons 3.0
Published: 15 January 2017Size: 276.74 KB
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