Ford Model F

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Ford Model F
Manufacturer Ford Motor Company
Production 1905–1906
1000 produced
Predecessor Ford Model C
Successor Ford Model N
Class Entry-level car
Body style(s) 2-row phaeton
Engine(s) Flat-2
Wheelbase 84 in (2134 mm)
Curb weight 1400 lb (635 kg)
Designer Henry Ford

The Ford Model F was an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company. It was a development of the Model A and Model C, but was larger, more modern, and more luxurious. It was a four-seater phaeton with running boards and a side-entrance tonneau standard. Production started in 1905 and ended in 1906 after about 1000 were made. In 1905, it was priced at $2,000; by contrast, the Colt Runabout was US$1500,[1] the FAL was US$1750,[2] the Cole 30 US$1500,[3] the Enger 40 US$2000,[4] and the Lozier Light Six Metropolian US$3,250.[5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.63.
  2. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  3. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  4. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  5. ^ Clymer, p.111.

[edit] References

  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.Brush Runabout US$485[1]
  • David L. Lewis (2005). 100 Years of Ford. Publications International, 18–19. ISBN 0-7853-7988-6. 
  • Early Ford. Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
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