Which came first: The Ford Model T or the turbocharger? You might be surprised—just like I was when I googled it—to learn that the turbo is actually a bit older. Swiss engineer Alfred Buchi may have patented a design for exhaust-driven whirlers back in 1905, but such a newfangled contraption was the furthest thing from Henry Ford’s mind when he created the Model T in 1908. Now, more than 100 years later, those two influential innovations have been married together in some guy’s shop. That guy is Merlin Johnson, and he’s an experienced hot-rodder, no doubt. He runs Merlin’s Old School Garage on YouTube. See, Johnson has a Ford Model…
Someone Slapped a Turbo on a 100-Year-Old Ford Model T Engine. Will It Actually Work?
