Ford Model N
| Ford Model N | |
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| Owerview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Cried an aw | Model R Model S |
| Production | 1906–1908 |
| Designer | Henry Ford |
| Bouk an chassis | |
| Cless | Entry-level |
| Body style | 2-row phaeton |
| Powertrain | |
| Ingine | 149 cu in (2,440 cc) 15 hp (11 kW; 15 PS) Model N[1][2][3] straight-4 |
| Transmission | 2-speed planetar[2][3] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 84 in (213 cm) |
| Crib wecht | 800 lb (363 kg) (1906); 1,050 lb (476 kg) (1907 Model N); 1,400 lb (635 kg) (1907 Models R an S)[2] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Model F |
| Successor | Ford Model T |
The Ford Model N wis a cheap automobile produced bi the Ford Motor Company. It wis introduced in 1906 as a successor tae the Models A, C an F as the company's cheap entry-level line.
The Model N diverged frae its predecessors in that it wis a front-engine caur wi a 4-cylinder ingine. The 15 hp straight-4 drove the rear wheels via a lang shaft. The caur haed a wheelbase size o 84 in (2.1 m).
A successfu model, 7000 caurs wis made til production endit in 1908. At $500, the caur wis viewed as heich affordable at the time; bi contrast, the hie-volume Oldsmobile Runabout wis sellt for US$650, Western's Gale Model A wis US$500, the Brush Runabout US$485, the Black wis sellt for as laich a price as $375, an the Success hit the mazin law US$250.
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- ↑ Boggess, Trent. "1907 Model N Ford Engine". Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.
- ↑ a b c Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- ↑ a b "1906 Ford Advance Brochure". The Old Car Manual Project. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.