Was the Ford Model T designed with left- or right-hand drive?

The Ford Model T was designed with left-hand drive.

Its steering wheel was placed on the left side of the car, a layout that suited driving on the right-hand side of American roads. This arrangement also made it easier for passengers to enter and leave from the roadside, since the passenger-side door was farther from passing traffic in typical American driving conditions.

The choice was significant because early automobiles did not yet share a universal control layout. Some earlier cars and cars built for other markets used right-hand drive, so the Model T’s arrangement was not inevitable. Ford’s enormous sales helped make left-hand steering the standard in the United States and influenced later automotive design.

Left-hand drive does not mean the car drove on the left side of the road. It describes the position of the steering wheel. The Model T was built for right-hand traffic in its principal American market, with the driver seated on the left. Export versions could be adapted for local traffic rules, so individual surviving Model Ts in other countries may not all have identical steering arrangements.