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- "Ford Motor Cars: 1907: Models 'N' and 'S'" - The Ford vehicle models, 'N' and 'S', seen in this piece of sales literature, were the predecessors to the Model T -- the car that changed America. Henry Ford set out to create a lightweight, inexpensive vehicle that could traverse American roads. By 1907, four years after establishing the Ford Motor Company, he was close to his goal.
- 1907
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"Ford Motor Cars: 1907: Models 'N' and 'S'"
The Ford vehicle models, 'N' and 'S', seen in this piece of sales literature, were the predecessors to the Model T -- the car that changed America. Henry Ford set out to create a lightweight, inexpensive vehicle that could traverse American roads. By 1907, four years after establishing the Ford Motor Company, he was close to his goal.
- Shipping Platform at Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1906 - Ford Model S runabouts await loading onto boxcars at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. The boxcars belong to the Michigan Central Railroad, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- circa 1906
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Shipping Platform at Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1906
Ford Model S runabouts await loading onto boxcars at Ford Motor Company's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. The boxcars belong to the Michigan Central Railroad, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- New Ford Model S Automobiles Being Tested at Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1907-1908 - 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.
- 1907-1908
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New Ford Model S Automobiles Being Tested at Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1907-1908
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.
- 1908 Ford Model S Roadster - The Ford Model S was a composite of the company's Models N and R. It used the engine, chassis and body of the Model N, but with running boards and fenders from the Model R. The Model S was available in runabout or roadster styles. The roadster, seen here, featured shorter running boards and a curved cowling on the firewall.
- 1908
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1908 Ford Model S Roadster
The Ford Model S was a composite of the company's Models N and R. It used the engine, chassis and body of the Model N, but with running boards and fenders from the Model R. The Model S was available in runabout or roadster styles. The roadster, seen here, featured shorter running boards and a curved cowling on the firewall.
- "Instructions for Operation and Care of Ford Runabouts Models 'N' and 'S'," 1908 - This 1908 set of instruction helped drivers care for and operate Ford Models N and S. These inexpensive vehicles were the immediate predecessors of Ford's Model T.
- 1908
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"Instructions for Operation and Care of Ford Runabouts Models 'N' and 'S'," 1908
This 1908 set of instruction helped drivers care for and operate Ford Models N and S. These inexpensive vehicles were the immediate predecessors of Ford's Model T.
- 1908 Ford Model S Roadster - The Ford Model S was a composite of the Models N and R. The Model R had used the engine and chassis of the hot-selling Model N, but added running boards, a wider body, and larger wheels. When Ford ran out of Model R bodies and wheels the company put the new running boards on the Model N and called it the Model S.
- 1908
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1908 Ford Model S Roadster
The Ford Model S was a composite of the Models N and R. The Model R had used the engine and chassis of the hot-selling Model N, but added running boards, a wider body, and larger wheels. When Ford ran out of Model R bodies and wheels the company put the new running boards on the Model N and called it the Model S.
- Ford Cars outside the Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1906 - Ford Motor Company outgrew its original Mack Avenue Plant within 18 months. In late 1904-early 1905 the automaker moved to a much larger facility on Piquette Avenue, in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction area. It was here that Henry Ford developed and first manufactured the Model T. That car's runaway success prompted Ford to relocate again, to Highland Park, in 1910.
- circa 1906
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Ford Cars outside the Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1906
Ford Motor Company outgrew its original Mack Avenue Plant within 18 months. In late 1904-early 1905 the automaker moved to a much larger facility on Piquette Avenue, in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction area. It was here that Henry Ford developed and first manufactured the Model T. That car's runaway success prompted Ford to relocate again, to Highland Park, in 1910.
- Ford Model S Roadster, 1908 - The Ford Model S was a composite of the company's Models N and R. It used the engine, chassis and body of the Model N, but with running boards and fenders from the Model R. The Model S was available in runabout or roadster styles. The roadster, seen here, featured shorter running boards and a curved cowling on the firewall.
- 1908
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Ford Model S Roadster, 1908
The Ford Model S was a composite of the company's Models N and R. It used the engine, chassis and body of the Model N, but with running boards and fenders from the Model R. The Model S was available in runabout or roadster styles. The roadster, seen here, featured shorter running boards and a curved cowling on the firewall.
- Ford Times, June 1, 1908 - <em>Ford Times</em> was a publication dedicated to promote Ford Motor Company. The magazine relied on its local car dealers and company employees to supply news, photographs, and advertising ideas. A dealer in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, provided the letter from Rudyard Kipling found on the cover of this June 1908 issue.
- June 01, 1908
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Ford Times, June 1, 1908
Ford Times was a publication dedicated to promote Ford Motor Company. The magazine relied on its local car dealers and company employees to supply news, photographs, and advertising ideas. A dealer in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, provided the letter from Rudyard Kipling found on the cover of this June 1908 issue.
- 1908 Ford Automobiles Advertisement, "The Ford Line for 1908" -
- November 01, 1907
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1908 Ford Automobiles Advertisement, "The Ford Line for 1908"