Ford Model AC 2-cylinder Horizontally Opposed Engine, 1904
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Artifact Overview
Ford relied on outside suppliers to make parts for its vehicles in the company's early years. John and Horace Dodge, who later became car manufacturers themselves, produced this two-cylinder, ten-horsepower engine. Variations of the engine powered Ford's models A, C and F. The Model AC combined the body of the Model A with the engine of the Model C.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Automobile engine
Date Made
1904-1905
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Dodge Brothers in Detroit, Michigan for Ford Motor Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.136.117
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Copper alloy
Paint (Coating)
Color
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 28 in
Width: 34 in
Length: 36 in
Inscriptions
Stamped on water pump: 555
On flywheel: EX-C / TOP / CENTER / IN-C
Stamped on frame: 773
Stamped on black enamel: 530-4
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