Engine for 1907-1908 Ford Model R, Photographed in 1937

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Artifact Overview

Ford's Model R was a more luxurious version of its bestselling Model N, with a larger body, higher seats, a rounded rear deck, and wider fenders. But the Model R still used the same engine: a 149-cubic-inch inline-four rated at 15-18 horsepower. Model R's engine boasted a more sophisticated mechanical lubrication system instead of the N's force-feed oiler.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 April 1937

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.34293

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: 11 in