1903 Ford Model A Roadster in Henry Ford Museum, 1935
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After his first two attempts at commercial auto-making failed, Henry Ford found success with the Ford Motor Company, established in 1903. The firm's first product, the Model A, was conventional by the standards of the day. It featured a two-cylinder engine mounted under the seat and rear wheels driven by a chain. Henry Ford acquired this Model A and added it to the growing collections at his museum.
After his first two attempts at commercial auto-making failed, Henry Ford found success with the Ford Motor Company, established in 1903. The firm's first product, the Model A, was conventional by the standards of the day. It featured a two-cylinder engine mounted under the seat and rear wheels driven by a chain. Henry Ford acquired this Model A and added it to the growing collections at his museum.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
13 February 1935
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.11963
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
On verso: 11963 | 1903 Ford Model A Roadster | HFM 1935
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