Ford Model T engine

The Ford Model T engine was a 177 cubic inch (2.9 litre) sidevalve inline four cylinder engine that ran mainly on gasoline. It made about 20 horsepower, enough for a top speed of roughly 45 miles per hour, and was built in unit with the car's planetary transmission, sharing the same lubricating oil. It was prized for simplicity, reliability and economy, and millions were made over a very long production run that outlasted the Model T car itself, as the design went on into industrial, marine and military uses. Its single side draft carburettor had manual choke and throttle, fuel reached it by gravity from a tank under the front seat, and a modified engine could burn benzene, ethanol or kerosene. Ward's lists it among the 10 best engines of the 20th century.