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The original Ford Model A is the first car produced by the Ford Motor Company, beginning production in 1903. Ernest Pfennig, a Chicago dentist, became the first owner of a Model A on July 23, 1903;[4] 1,750 cars were made from 1903 through 1904 during Ford's occupancy of its first facility: the Ford Mack Avenue Plant, a modest rented wood-frame building on Detroit's East Side. The Model A was replaced by the Ford Model C during 1904 with some sales overlap.

Ford Model A
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Fordmobile Ford Model AC
Production	1903–1904
Designer	Henry Ford
Body and chassis
Body style	2-seat runabout rear-entry 4-seat tonneau
Powertrain
Engine	Flat-2 1668 cc (101.788 cu in) 8 hp[1][2]
Transmission	2-speed planetary
Dimensions
Wheelbase	72 in (1.8 m)[3]
Curb weight	1,240 lb (562 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Quadricycle
Successor	Ford Model B Ford Model C

The car came as a two-seater runabout for $800 or the $900 [5] four-seater tonneau model with an option to add a top. The horizontal-mounted flat-2, situated amidships of the car, produced 8 hp (6 kW). A planetary transmission was fitted with two forward speeds and reverse, a Ford signature later seen on the Ford Model T. The car weighed 1,240 lb (562 kg) and could reach a top speed of 28 mph (45 km/h). It had a 72-inch (1.8 m) wheelbase and sold for a base price of US$750. Options included a rear tonneau with two seats and a rear door for $100, a rubber roof for $30 or a leather roof for $50. Band brakes were used on the rear wheels.[1] However, it was $150 more than its most direct competitor, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, so did not sell as well.[4]

The company had spent almost its entire $28,000 initial investment funds ($844,459 in 2021 dollars [6]) with only $223.65 left in its bank account when the first Model A was sold. The success of this car model generated a profit for the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford's first successful business.[7]

Although Ford advertised the Model A as the "most reliable machine in the world", it suffered from many problems common to vehicles of the era, including overheating and slipping transmission bands. The Model A was sold only in red by the factory, though some were later repainted in other colors.[8]

Ford Model AC

1904 Model A cars were equipped with the larger, 10-horsepower engine of the Model C and were sold as the Model AC.[1] The Model AC can be visually distinguished from the Model A by its larger six-by-three-bar radiator.[9]

References

Bibliography

• Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark, Jr., Henry Austin (1989). Standard Catalog of America Cars: 1805–1942 (2nd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-111-0.

See also

• Cadillac Model A

На других языках

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[de] Ford Modell A (1903)

Der Ford Modell A war der erste Wagen, den die Ford Motor Company produzierte.

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- [en] Ford Model A (1903–04)

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[fr] Ford A (1903)

La Ford A ou Model A est la première automobile commercialisée par Ford, construite à 1 750 exemplaires entre 1903 et 1904.

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[it] Ford Model A (1903)

La Ford Model A prodotta dal 1903 al 1905 è la prima vettura prodotta dalla casa automobilistica statunitense Ford che ne riprese poi il nome in un secondo momento, con la presentazione della Ford Model A (1927).

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[ru] Ford Model A (1903)

Ford Model A (русск. Форд Модель Эй) был первым автомобилем Ford Motor Company, начавшей производство в 1903 году. 23 июля 1903 года доктор Эрнст Пфеннинг (Dr. Ernst Pfenning) из Чикаго, штат Иллинойс, стал первым владельцем модели А. С 1903 по 1904 годы было сделано 1750 автомобилей. В 1904 году Model А была заменена на Ford Model C.

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