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Old 05-28-2017, 09:42 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
IIRC the Model T had only 2-speed.
Not to get into a historical argument but the model T had 3 unique gear ratios, 2 forward and 1 reverse. Ford himself called it a 3 speed hence the confusion .

You needed all 3 ratios to make it up certain hills you had to drive up in reverse because both forward gears were too high and reverse was "low"
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