New Ford Model S Automobiles Being Tested at Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1907-1908

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company introduced its four-cylinder Model S in 1907. The car was a hybrid of the automaker's earlier Models N and R. Model S featured the N's body and wheels with the R's running boards and fenders. Priced starting at $700, Model S sold approximately 6,000 total units in standard and roadster styles.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1907-1908

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.1936

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: 6.75 in
Width: 8.75 in