LEGO has a veritable tsunami of new sets releasing on March 1 — and apparently it’s still not done making announcements. The brick-building company just announced a new Ford Model T set that looks absolutely stunning. It looks like an intricate decoration that would fit right at home on the shelf of any dad (or dad at heart). It costs $129.99 and is available to preorder now exclusively at the LEGO Store.
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The set features a fabric roof you can fold back, convertible-style, to see the detailed interior. The outside of the model is adorned with shiny black pieces with gold trim, just like the real thing. It rests on thin white rubber wheels.
It sports a split windshield that can fold down and a passenger door that opens. In the back is a trunk that pops open as well. And thanks, no doubt, to some LEGO Technic pieces in the body of the vehicle, it has a working steering wheel you can turn to adjust the front wheels. You can also lift the hood panels to see the engine and turn a crank to spin a fan in there. The seat is also removable to reveal the gas tank underneath.
The Ford Model T is widely considered the first automobile priced within reach of America’s middle class, helping the country move from horse-and-carriage to where we are today. It was made largely on an assembly line, which helped push costs down, and was in production between 1908 and 1927. You can read a lot more about it on the Wikipedia page.
Although it has plenty of working and moving parts, this set is clearly aimed at the LEGO sets for adults crowd, much like the LEGO Art sets and LEGO Architecture sets. It’s designed to be displayed, and it really is an elegant build. I love it, and I want it, even if it might look weird next to the Mario and Yoshi set currently sitting on my desk.
As mentioned above, March is shaping up to be an all-timer month for new releases. An almost outrageous number of sets are releasing around the first of the month, including eight Smart Play Star Wars sets, a trio of Pokémon sets, a pair of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet sets, as well as Sauron’s Helmet and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Final Battle set. There's even a set of adorable otters. Otters, I say! And somehow that's not even everything. March is going to be big.
Chris Reed is a commerce editor and deals expert for IGN. He also runs IGN's board game and LEGO coverage. You can follow him on Bluesky.
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