Rare is the perfect union of form and function. It is unlikely that Henry Ford knew his team had achieved design immortality with the Model T, but it lives on long after they have left the scene.

The T is making a comeback. Pushed out of popularity for a while by Models As, Deuces, and '33-34s, Ford's earlier model is elbowing its way back into popularity among hot rodders and street rodders.

They made the carburetors, spark plugs, windshields, sheetmetal and bearings for the "car that put the world on wheels." As Henry Ford's Model T reaches its 100th anniversary, Ford Motor Company is ...