1903 Ford Model A Runabout outside Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1926

THF134079 / 1903 Ford Model A Runabout outside Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1926
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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

29 November 1926

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.6547

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.75 in

Inscriptions

On front of photo: -11-29-26 | 6653 G1066