1903 Ford Model A, Photographed in 1952
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Artifact Overview
In naming its first product, Ford Motor Company logically settled on "Model A." The two-cylinder automobile could be fitted with an optional tonneau -- a rear seat compartment -- entered through a door in the back. The Model A was one of the first large-production cars with a steering wheel instead of a tiller. Total production was somewhere above 670 units.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 May 1952
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.98811.7
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: 8.5 in
Width: 10.25 in
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