Ford Model F

Motor vehicle
Ford Model F
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Production1905–1906
DesignerHenry Ford
Body and chassis
ClassEntry-level
Body styleside entrance tonneau
Powertrain
Engine127CID[1] 12hp[2] Flat-2
Transmission2-speed planetary[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase84 in (2134 mm)[1][2]
Curb weight1400 lb (635 kg)
Chronology
PredecessorFord Model C
SuccessorFord Model N

The Ford Model F is an automobile produced by Ford. It was a development of the Model A and Model C, but was larger, more modern, and more luxurious. Production started in 1905 and ended in 1906 after about 1,000 were made. It was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. It was a four-seater phaeton with running boards and a side-entrance tonneau standard. It was priced from US$1,000 (equivalent to $33,911 in 2023)[3] to US$1,200 (equivalent to $40,693 in 2023);[2] by contrast, the Colt Runabout was $1,500,[4] the FAL was $1,750,[5] the Cole 30 $1,500,[5] the Enger 40 $2,000,[5] and the Lozier Light Six Metropolitan $3,250.[6] All had green bodies.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  2. ^ a b c "The successful Ford (sales brochure)". Ford Motor Company. 1906.
  3. ^ "Ford Line (newspaper advert)". Ford Motor Company. 1905.
  4. ^ Clymer 1950, p. 63.
  5. ^ a b c Clymer 1950, p. 104.
  6. ^ Clymer 1950, p. 111.

Bibliography

  • Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books.
  • Lewis, David L. (2005). 100 Years of Ford. Publications International. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-7853-7988-6.
  • "Early Ford - models from the years 1903 - 1908". Retrieved July 15, 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Ford Model F at Wikimedia Commons
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