A writer examines claims of cultural and technological stagnation and begins by tracing Ford's early gasoline cars from the 1903 Model A to the mass-produced 1909 Model T.
The piece notes perceptions of slowing change across fashion, art, music, pop culture and technology, citing Moore's Law as an example often described as waning.
The author says they own cars from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2010s and chooses Ford's mainstream passenger cars for a decade-by-decade analysis focused on gasoline internal-combustion models.
The Ford Model A (1903) is described as a simple vehicle with an 8-horsepower flat-twin engine, exposed seating and crude cooling, while the 1909 Ford Model T is characterized as a practical, rugged, mass-produced car with a 20 hp inline-four and front-engine, rear-drive layout.
This article is based on reporting from The Autopian.
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