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- Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904 - Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- 1904
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Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904
Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- Shipping Room of Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1906 - This 1906 photograph shows fully assembled Model Ns at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant. The Model N -- the low-priced but smaller predecessor to the Model T -- represented Henry Ford's ambition to "[raise] the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and [bring] it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile."
- circa 1906
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Shipping Room of Ford Motor Company Piquette Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1906
This 1906 photograph shows fully assembled Model Ns at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant. The Model N -- the low-priced but smaller predecessor to the Model T -- represented Henry Ford's ambition to "[raise] the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and [bring] it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile."
- First Ford Model B Chassis, Built in Summer of 1904, Mack Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan - Ford Motor Company's Model B was a significant technological advancement over its predecessor, the 1903 Model A. The B's longitudinal engine sat up front, and power reached the rear wheels via a driveshaft rather than a chain. The Model B also had a considerably higher price tag -- $2,000 versus $850 for the Model A.
- 1904
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First Ford Model B Chassis, Built in Summer of 1904, Mack Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan
Ford Motor Company's Model B was a significant technological advancement over its predecessor, the 1903 Model A. The B's longitudinal engine sat up front, and power reached the rear wheels via a driveshaft rather than a chain. The Model B also had a considerably higher price tag -- $2,000 versus $850 for the Model A.
- Henry Ford with a 1905 Ford Model B Automobile, 1904-1905 - Ford Motor Company's Model B was a significant technological advancement over its predecessor, the 1903 Model A. The B's longitudinal engine sat up front, and power reached the rear wheels via a driveshaft rather than a chain. The Model B also had a considerably higher price tag -- $2,000 versus $850 for the Model A.
- 1904-1905
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Henry Ford with a 1905 Ford Model B Automobile, 1904-1905
Ford Motor Company's Model B was a significant technological advancement over its predecessor, the 1903 Model A. The B's longitudinal engine sat up front, and power reached the rear wheels via a driveshaft rather than a chain. The Model B also had a considerably higher price tag -- $2,000 versus $850 for the Model A.
- Motor Block and Cylinder Exchange Service for Ford 4-Cylinder and V-8 Automobiles, 1933 - In the 1930s, Ford operated an engine exchange program through its dealer network. It kept Ford workers employed during the Depression, and it furthered Henry Ford's personal commitment to reducing waste. Worn engines were sent to the Rouge where parts were repaired or replaced as needed. Ford dealers sold reconditioned four-cylinder and V-8 engines to the public for about $40.
- August 14, 1933
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Motor Block and Cylinder Exchange Service for Ford 4-Cylinder and V-8 Automobiles, 1933
In the 1930s, Ford operated an engine exchange program through its dealer network. It kept Ford workers employed during the Depression, and it furthered Henry Ford's personal commitment to reducing waste. Worn engines were sent to the Rouge where parts were repaired or replaced as needed. Ford dealers sold reconditioned four-cylinder and V-8 engines to the public for about $40.
- Sales Brochure, "The Ford, 1905" - This 1905 Ford Motor Company sales brochure, like previous sales literature, continued to call Henry Ford's automobiles "The Car of Satisfaction." Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. Not satisfied with these early attempts, Ford continued to improve and innovate. In 1908, Ford created the vehicle he envisioned: the Model T.
- 1905
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Sales Brochure, "The Ford, 1905"
This 1905 Ford Motor Company sales brochure, like previous sales literature, continued to call Henry Ford's automobiles "The Car of Satisfaction." Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. Not satisfied with these early attempts, Ford continued to improve and innovate. In 1908, Ford created the vehicle he envisioned: the Model T.
- 1932 English Model B Ford Automobile - The 1932 Ford Model B is not as well known as its predecessor, the Model A, or its contemporary, the V-8 powered Model 18. The Model B featured a 201-cubic-inch, four-cylinder engine rated at 50 horsepower. The British Model B was much like its American counterpart, aside from driver controls located on the right side of the car.
- January 19, 1932
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1932 English Model B Ford Automobile
The 1932 Ford Model B is not as well known as its predecessor, the Model A, or its contemporary, the V-8 powered Model 18. The Model B featured a 201-cubic-inch, four-cylinder engine rated at 50 horsepower. The British Model B was much like its American counterpart, aside from driver controls located on the right side of the car.
- Price List of Parts for Ford Models C, B and F, Third Edition, July 1912 - An automobile has thousands of parts, any of which may or may not change substantially with each model year. New and replacement parts are carefully cataloged and inventoried using unique part numbers. This 1912 document includes names, numbers and prices for parts used on Ford's Model C, B and F cars -- all of which had ended production several years earlier.
- July 01, 1912
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Price List of Parts for Ford Models C, B and F, Third Edition, July 1912
An automobile has thousands of parts, any of which may or may not change substantially with each model year. New and replacement parts are carefully cataloged and inventoried using unique part numbers. This 1912 document includes names, numbers and prices for parts used on Ford's Model C, B and F cars -- all of which had ended production several years earlier.
- Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904 - Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- 1904
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Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904
Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- Reproduction Sales Catalog for 1905 Ford Model B and Model C - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- 1905
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Reproduction Sales Catalog for 1905 Ford Model B and Model C
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.