LEGO Ford Model T official images!

It looks like the Ford logo on the front is printed, is that correct?

I don't know a lot about what the differences are, but I am hoping it can easily be modified into the Ramblin' Wreck, which is a white and gold Model A that is one of the icons of Georgia Tech where I went to school.

@Boettner_Builds said:
"An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…"

1st thing I thought as well. Shouldnt be too expensive to swap in a few tiles though

This is interesting! - Would be fun to s e this in a few bright color versions too.

Love those spoked wheels and white tyres, I'm guessing they're about 3in dia

@kfr said:
""You can have it in any color, as long as it is black." :)
This is fantastic! Truly something else. I will surely get this eventually.

@Boettner_Builds said:
"An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…"

It's a very old car. The studs are there to represent that ;)
And as somebody else said, it should be very easy to change these to tiles. Doesn't look like the parts used need to have studs."

I think unfortunately the reason there are so many are to disguise the exposed tops of brackets, as well as the hinges for the doors, so you probably can't make it completely studless without modifying the design. You could remove most, though.

Wow it looks like a Model T, but I do wonder who does Lego's research. I get some of the classic 60's cars may appeal to older Adults that remember them, like slightly younger me and the Countach I had a poster of, but can't be many AFOLs that remember the Model T can there? Is there a market for it?

The proportions of the cab look too tall and narrow. It comes in black because that's the only color the Model T came from the factory. Not too expensive so I'll probably get it.

I love the model and I intend to get it, but why does it only have one door? Is that intended to be accurate to any real version of the car or is it just a disappointing limitation of the build?

@eiffel006 said:
" @Heriol said:
" @kfr said:
""You can have it in any color, as long as it is black." :)
This is fantastic! Truly something else. I will surely get this eventually.

@Boettner_Builds said:
"An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…"

It's a very old car. The studs are there to represent that ;)
And as somebody else said, it should be very easy to change these to tiles. Doesn't look like the parts used need to have studs."

I think unfortunately the reason there are so many are to disguise the exposed tops of brackets, as well as the hinges for the doors, so you probably can't make it completely studless without modifying the design. You could remove most, though. "

Are studs an issue for people now? Weird."

Not for me, my "unfortunately" was for those who want to remove them.

It's a great and unique addition to the Icons vehicles. I appreciate all the features they put in like the crank to start the engine. The white tyres are also pretty nice.

That said, I'll probably give it a miss as it doesn't complement the ones that I own all that well IMO.

@JavaBrix said:
"
It looks like the Ford logo on the front is printed, is that correct?"

Pretty sure that, unfortunately, it’s a sticker.

@Jack_Rizzo said:
"But is it swooshable?"

Of course it is… the only question is can it be multiple times.

Looks great but if they are venturing into really veteran vehicles then I hope that the Blower Bentley gets a look in. I think this might be one that I like in theory but might not ever actually buy...

So this is the new large Technic super car? Would have been fun ??

I really like the look of it. That price is a bit much for the number of parts compared to other cars in the icons range though.

@ricecake said:
"I don't know a lot about what the differences are, but I am hoping it can easily be modified into the Ramblin' Wreck, which is a white and gold Model A that is one of the icons of Georgia Tech where I went to school."

I didn’t know there was another Yellow Jacket on here! What’s the good word?

I definitely want to pick this up. There’s a lot of differences between the Model T and the Model A like the Wreck, but the build techniques in this model should carry over well.

Absolutely fantastic day 1 purchase (along with the slightly faster 11375). Nice that the tyres match my first ever Lego vehicle 315-3! Hoping that these 2 will make a good match for the threshold for 40906

I like old fashioned, early cars much better than the current models that have looked awful for quite some time and don't seem to be getting any better. This is a little older, though not much, than my ideal models, but it appeals to the historian in me and so a definite purchase.

I don't think it counts as a birthday present though if its not available until that day, annoyingly, so Christmas it will have to be.

@Heriol said:
[[ @eiffel006 said:
[[ @Heriol said:
[[ @kfr said:
[ @Boettner_Builds said:
[[An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…]]

It's a very old car. The studs are there to represent that ;)
And as somebody else said, it should be very easy to change these to tiles. Doesn't look like the parts used need to have studs.]]

I think unfortunately the reason there are so many are to disguise the exposed tops of brackets, as well as the hinges for the doors, so you probably can't make it completely studless without modifying the design. You could remove most, though. ]]

Are studs an issue for people now? Weird.]]

Not for me, my "unfortunately" was for those who want to remove them.]]

For me neither. I was just trying to help. But true, looking at it again, some of the 'studs' are likely some kind of bracket.

@meccanotwitch said:
"Love those spoked wheels and white tyres, I'm guessing they're about 3in dia "

Lego tyre sidewalls usually have the diameter in millimetres moulded into the side wall. So convert 75 mm to inches and you'll have your answer.

@person_that_uses_brickset said:
"As someone from the automotive capital of the world, This is a must buy. On discount though! :)"
You're from Stuttgart?
;-p

Still no Lego Miata NA?

@501stLegionClankerFighter said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…"

mfs when Lego looks like Lego"

Some of y’all don’t get it, and that’s ok.

@JavaBrix said:
"
It looks like the Ford logo on the front is printed, is that correct?"

It looks like a sticker to me, which would be a huge shame.

@peterlmorris said:
"I didn’t know there was another Yellow Jacket on here! What’s the good word?"
THWG! :)

Completely overlooked this introduction, but this is easily the best and most interesting of the three today. Yes, it's another car, but it is unlike any other car Lego has done in a very long time. And I might not be the biggest expert on the Model T, but this looks about as good as you can expect from a Lego model. Those studs don't bother me, it's Lego after all. The one thing I'm not sure about is the grille, which should be flat. Makes me wonder why they went for these tiles on brackets. But other than that, pretty darn good! Hope we'll get more cars from this era!

@chrisaw said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…"

People really WILL find anything to complain about on here, even on a beautiful model like this. How dare my LEGO have studs, a fundamental component of the building brick system?"

Like I said: some of y’all don’t get it and that’s ok.

I can hear Oliver Hardy sing-yelling "Fresh fish!"

No Henry Ford minifigure?

Finally a real classic car.
Not the one on top of my list, but it is a start.

@Lyichir said:
" @legomanijak said:
"No Henry Ford minifigure?"

Not every set needs a minifigure, especially not when the set isn't even designed at minifigure scale. And it's probably for the best that this set focuses on the object he created (innovative, historically important, iconic) and not the man who created it (a person who was notably antisemitic even by the standards of his time, to the point of being admired by Hitler himself)."

Hey, they could have done a brick built figure like in 76470 or 76443! No one would complain about that, right? ;-)

@Duq said:
" @Lego34s said:
"Wow it looks like a Model T, but I do wonder who does Lego's research. I get some of the classic 60's cars may appeal to older Adults that remember them, like slightly younger me and the Countach I had a poster of, but can't be many AFOLs that remember the Model T can there? Is there a market for it?"

There can't be many AFOLS who remember the Vikings, never mind the dinosaurs, but they sell..."

JURASSIC Park? I barely remember the Cretaceous Period...

@JavaBrix said:
"
It looks like the Ford logo on the front is printed, is that correct?"

I believe it is printed…on a sticker. Look at the head-on shot towards the top of the article, and you can see what appears to be sticker edge around all four sides. And it would have made more sense to use a 1x4 tile if it was printed on the part.

My dad has one of these in the garage. It was his dad's years ago. I definitely have to buy this set sometime!

Very charming design and interesting new tires and windscreen. I hope to buy this (on discount). Good job Lego!

Grab your driver's license.

@Lyichir said:
" @legomanijak said:
"No Henry Ford minifigure?"

Not every set needs a minifigure, especially not when the set isn't even designed at minifigure scale. "

We got Walt Disney, Van Gogh and da Vinci that I can think of in non minifig scale sets, so I don't think that's the reason.

I don't think the Icons vehicles ever come with figures.

The Walt Disney set was specifically designed for a Disney commemorative. The da Vinci set was a set of his design, so made sense to include one.

This is just an Icons car, so it wouldn't have one.

I have to admit, it's a cool model. Hopefully it'll get discounted later on, as $170 is a bit much for that.

Would've bought it if it was red.

Hey, it's the car that was the best-selling car in the world, until the Beetle took that crown. Be fun to display this next to 10187 or 10252. Oh, here's a video about taking a Tin Lizzie of similar vintage to a modern Ford dealer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vKDKC_8ncQ

@ricecake said:
"I don't know a lot about what the differences are, but I am hoping it can easily be modified into the Ramblin' Wreck, which is a white and gold Model A that is one of the icons of Georgia Tech where I went to school."

A model A was a much sleeker car. Turning a Lego Model T of this vintage into a Lego Model A would basically entail building an entirely new model.

@quincy said:"This is interesting! - Would be fun to s e this in a few bright color versions too. "

Henry Ford said (and @kfr quoted him on this): "You can have it in any color, as long as it's black." That's the only color they were ever made in.

@Lego34s said:"Wow it looks like a Model T, but I do wonder who does Lego's research. I get some of the classic 60's cars may appeal to older Adults that remember them, like slightly younger me and the Countach I had a poster of, but can't be many AFOLs that remember the Model T can there? Is there a market for it?"

You don't have to remember something to want a Lego model of it. Do you think that 10294 was aimed at people who were around when the Titanic sailed?

@Murdoch17 said:"Question: Does the crank start break / rip your arm off if you aren't quick enough to let go when the engine finally turns over like on a real Model T? ;-P"

No, it's scaled down, so it just breaks your fingertips.

@egaBlocks said:"Would've bought it if it was red."

See my response to @quincy.

@Boettner_Builds said:
" @501stLegionClankerFighter said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"An absolutely amazing looking model. But all of the studs just completely kill the beauty of it…"

mfs when Lego looks like Lego"

Some of y’all don’t get it, and that’s ok."

Agreed. I like builds with exposed studs, but if you have to go for a modern Icons display model, it should fit the source material. I saw a Model T in beautiful condition at my local museum recently and what was most striking for me was the smoothness of the shiny body and the chunky proportions of the cab and interior. The randomly scattered studs on the door don't fit that look at all, and the proportions feel off too. If you are going to use LEGO as a model-making medium, even though I don't think it's the best use of the system, you have to go all the way. Still, I like the Idea.

@person_that_uses_brickset said:
"As someone from the automotive capital of the world, This is a must buy. On discount though! :)"

So what I’m getting from this is that you should be in MichLUG?

@Lego34s said:
"Wow it looks like a Model T, but I do wonder who does Lego's research. I get some of the classic 60's cars may appeal to older Adults that remember them, like slightly younger me and the Countach I had a poster of, but can't be many AFOLs that remember the Model T can there? Is there a market for it?"

Greenfield Village (part of The Henry Ford Museum) has a whole fleet of these. They have 2-seaters, 4-seaters, and delivery trucks. One of our members, who passed away last year, drove them there for a living. She explained a few of the quirks of driving them to me, like how all of the controls are different from modern cars, and that you can’t wrap your thumb around the crank when you start the motor or you could lose it.

We also have the Woodward Dream Cruise, and the Hines Cruise, and a ton of car shows in the area throughout the summer. I guarantee people take Model T’s to some of those. I even read about someone who bought a Model T from an owner in California, drove it all the way back to Metro Detroit (at the speeds they can manage, this probably took two weeks minimum), parked it in his driveway overnight so he could drive it in the Woodward Dream Cruise…and a tree branch fell on it.

@peterlmorris said:
" @ricecake said:
"I don't know a lot about what the differences are, but I am hoping it can easily be modified into the Ramblin' Wreck, which is a white and gold Model A that is one of the icons of Georgia Tech where I went to school."

I didn’t know there was another Yellow Jacket on here! What’s the good word?

I definitely want to pick this up. There’s a lot of differences between the Model T and the Model A like the Wreck, but the build techniques in this model should carry over well.

"

We're apparently everywhere. :)

Anyways, that entire roof cloth needs to be replaced with an equivalent, not to mention the extensive modding that needs to be done.

@MegaBlocks said:
"Would've bought it if it was red."

Only came in black, from the factory!

"I wish Lego would do more older cars, especially from the first half of the 20th century"

*the monkey's paw curls and another 18+ dust collector is released*

Wow, stunning and unexpected release!

Doesn’t go with any of the other Icons / Creator Expert cars, but who cares!
With that beautiful and striking design, the white wall tyres, the folding fabric roof, and the gold, this is a must-buy & will look great on display!
Non-LEGO aficionados will be shocked to find out it’s LEGO upon closer inspection!

My only bugbear is the price - in Australia this will be $199 or close to, nearly 20 cents per part!
:(

@gsmayes said:
"The proportions of the cab look too tall and narrow. It comes in black because that's the only color the Model T came from the factory. Not too expensive so I'll probably get it."

That's not actually true. From 1908-1911, you could get them in green, red, blue, or grey (depending on which version you were buying), but _not_ black. In 1912-1913, they were only available in midnight blue with black fenders. And it wasn't until 1914 that you could finally buy one in solid black, which is the same year you could _only_ buy it in solid black. And so it continued through 1927, after which they stopped making them. So certainly the vast majority of them were exclusively black, but there were other options for a brief time.

If you ever eat at a Ford's Garage restaurant (and I recommend this, if only for the decor), they will have a few Model T's without the engines around the place. The one in Dearborn has a couple lined up at gas pumps outside, and one more suspended upside-down over the bar. I'm pretty sure none of those ones are black.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Ford_Model_T_1909_Serial337_LFront_Lake_Mirror_Cassic_16Oct2010_%2814854254936%29.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/1909_Ford_Model_T_Roadster_-_Donald_F_Yoder_-_Old_Car_Festival_2013_%289697385671%29.jpg/1280px-1909_Ford_Model_T_Roadster_-_Donald_F_Yoder_-_Old_Car_Festival_2013_%289697385671%29.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Old_cars_in_Huron_County%2C_Ontario.jpg/1280px-Old_cars_in_Huron_County%2C_Ontario.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/DSC04225_%2844038630681%29.jpg/1280px-DSC04225_%2844038630681%29.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/1911_Ford_Model_T_Torpedo_Runabout_%2818604642102%29.jpg/1280px-1911_Ford_Model_T_Torpedo_Runabout_%2818604642102%29.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/1911_Ford_Model_T_%2812402527964%29.jpg/960px-1911_Ford_Model_T_%2812402527964%29.jpg

@iwybs said:
"A bit of google-fu shows me that the lack of a driver-side door narrows this down to a model year between 1909 and 1912."

So...black was the absolute wrong color for this set, is what you're saying?

@TheOtherMike said:
"A model A was a much sleeker car. Turning a Lego Model T of this vintage into a Lego Model A would basically entail building an entirely new model."

Unbolt the wheels, and slide a new car between them?

Totally ruined by Lego lazily making the front and back wheels the same size.... whoops... wrong set :-)

When I first heard the rumours of this set I did a quick investigation through the relevant dramatic personae in case of minifig, and I regret to report that there was not a single fancy moustache or natty dresser to be found. We’re probably just fine without any of the singularly dull appearances on offer being immortalised in Lego. Even aside from the unfortunate opinions of one of the men in question.

I wouldn’t call this a must-have but it’s definitely a would-really-quite-like. I love the level of detail, and it’s a pretty vehicle. The roof folding back is really delightful.

I’m quite sure that we could have a world with both safety features and cars that haven’t slowly morphed into an indistinguishable blob, but since we don’t have that world and I’m unlikely to manage to kill anyone or myself with a Lego model (and nothing is allowed to be on a higher shelf than my poor unlucky windmill anymore), I’m all for them plumbing a bit further back in the world of classic vehicles for inspiration. For variety, if nothing else.

remember when a full 2000+ piece Modular was only 150?