What type of wheels were standard on early Ford Model T cars?

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What type of wheels were standard on early Ford Model T cars? Wooden artillery wheels were standard.

These wheels used wooden spokes and a construction style associated with nineteenth-century artillery and wagon wheels. Their substantial appearance suited the Model T’s rugged chassis and the rough, mostly unpaved roads on which many early cars operated.

The wheels were fitted with pneumatic clincher tires, which used a bead that locked into the rim. Early clincher tires commonly required inflation pressures around 60 psi, much higher than many modern passenger-car tires, to keep them securely seated at speed.

“Wire spoke” is a frequent mix-up because wire wheels were common on other early automobiles. The Model T’s later history also complicates the picture: balloon tires became available in 1925, while steel welded-spoke wheels were offered for 1926 and 1927 cars. Those later options do not change the standard early answer.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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