Ford Model B (1904)

:"See also Ford Model B (1932)"Infobox Automobile


name = Ford Model B
manufacturer = Ford Motor Company
production = 1904–1906
500 produced
predecessor = Ford Model A
successor = Ford Model K
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body_style = 2-row touring car
engine = Straight-4
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wheelbase = 92 in (2337 mm)
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designer = Henry Ford

Ford Model B was an upscale touring car introduced in 1904. It was Ford's first car to use the front-engine layout, with a large 24 hp 4-cylinder engine positioned at the front behind a conventional radiator. The smaller Model A-derived Model C positioned its flat 2-cylinder motor under the seat.

Priced at $2000, the Model B was a high end car. Produced for three years, sales were predictably slower than the Model C which was priced at 1/3 the cost. The Model B was replaced by the derivative Model K in 1906.

References

*cite book|title=100 Years of Ford|author=David L. Lewis|id=ISBN 0-7853-7988-6|publisher=Publications International|year=2005|pages=18–19
*cite web|url=http://www.ritzsite.net/FORD_1/02_eford.htm|title=Early Ford|accessdate=August 20|accessyear=2006