MDOT Is Still Using A Model T Vehicle But Why?

The Michigan Department of Transportation has an array of vehicles in their fleet to take care of the roads but why are they still using a Model T?

What's a Model T?

In case you grew up in the age of "The Fast and The Furious," you may not know what a Model T is. The car in the photo above is definitely not a Model T.

However, the Model T was a vehicle built here in Michigan by a company that continues to make vehicles in the Mitten today.

The Ford Motor Company has been making vehicles in Michigan since 1903 but it took them a few years before they released the first Model T.

It was in 1908 when the first Ford Model T came off the assembly line. The Model T was the first mass-produced affordable vehicle for the American public. The automobiles were built from October 1, 1908, until May 26, 1927. They must have been built "Ford Tough" because one is still used in active service for the Michigan Department of Transportation.

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MDOT is Still Using a Model T in Their Fleet of Vehicles

Of all the vehicles in the MDOT fleet, why would a road service use a Model T that is well over 100 years old? Is their budget that tight?

MDOT using a Model T is not a budget thing, because it's an Amish thing. According to "The Drive",  MDOT uses the Model T as a standard of measurement and drives the vehicle on road shoulders making sure Amish buggies will fit. The Model T and the Amish buggies match in width.