The Ford vehicle that won Car of the 20th Century and changed how we motor forever

When the Car of the 20th Century was named in 1999, voted on by industry experts, journalists and the public, the winner was so far ahead of its rivals, it almost lapped them, writes Jessica Casey.

That car was the Model T, and it left similarly iconic names such as the Mini, the Volkswagen Beetle and the Porsche 911 trailing in its wake.

Known affectionately as the ‘Tin Lizzie’, the Model T was manufactured from 1908 to 1927 at Ford plants around the world, including Cork, where the last one ever made wheeled off the production line.