H. A. Hotte Driving a 1903 Ford Model A Car, Freeport, Maine
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Ford Motor Company's first automobile, logically called Model A, was introduced in the summer of 1903. The little car featured a two-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine mated to a two-speed planetary transmission. Two-seat runabouts sold for $800 while four-seat tonneau versions were available for $900. Ford built more than 670 copies before retiring the model in 1904.
Ford Motor Company's first automobile, logically called Model A, was introduced in the summer of 1903. The little car featured a two-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine mated to a two-speed planetary transmission. Two-seat runabouts sold for $800 while four-seat tonneau versions were available for $900. Ford built more than 670 copies before retiring the model in 1904.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1903
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.141299.2
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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