“When the colleagues from RAR Iasi told us that they had witnessed a return in time, we didn’t know how to react.
However, they were right, and the opportunity to see a car over 100 years old and hear the sound of the engine is an honor that few have. In the images is a Ford T, manufactured in 1914, as it appears from the documents. Yes, you read that right, 1914!”, announce the Romanian Auto Registry.
“If you’re wondering what it’s like to drive this car, you need to know that a thorough briefing is required beforehand: the left pedal is the gear shifter, the middle one is for reverse, the right one is the service brake, and the accelerator is a lever to the right of the steering wheel.
The headlights work with acetylene (there is an acetylene generator), and the lanterns (front-back positions) are powered by lamp gas”, they add.
It is estimated that there could be around 200-250 such cars produced in 1914 worldwide.
“Performance and features? Engine of 2,900 cc, four cylinders, 20 HP, water cooling, speed up to 64 km/h, wheels with wooden spokes, spark from the magneto and…a huge contribution to the development of the Automobile God.
PS We don’t know if it has real kilometers, because it wasn’t equipped with an odometer”, that’s how the RAR post ends.
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