Ford Model B (1904–1905)

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Model B.
Production period:	1904-1905
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Touring car
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.65 liters (17.6 kW)
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Wheelbase :	2337 mm
Empty weight :	770 kg

The first Ford Model B was an upper mid-range vehicle manufactured by Ford Motor Company in 1904 and 1905 . It had a water-cooled four - cylinder in - line engine with 4.7 l displacement and 24 hp. It was the first "modern" passenger car from Ford, with a front engine and rear wheel drive via a cardan shaft . The retail price was $ 2000 (excluding lights), so high that the car was almost unsaleable. In a promotional campaign, the Model B was used as a taxi in London . Despite everything, the 770 kg vehicle with a wheelbase of 2.34 m could only be sold about 500 copies. From then on, Ford concentrated on producing inexpensive vehicles.

Web links

Commons : Ford Model B  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

• Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .