Ford Model N

This article is about the automobile. For the tractor, see Ford N-series tractor.
Ford Model N
Overview
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Also calledModel R
Model S
Production1906–1908
DesignerHenry Ford
Body and chassis
ClassEntry-level
Body style2-row phaeton
Powertrain
Engine149 cu in (2,440 cc) 15 hp (11 kW; 15 PS) Model N[1][2][3] straight-4
Transmission2-speed planetary[2][3]
Dimensions
Wheelbase84 in (213 cm)
Curb weight800 lb (363 kg) (1906); 1,050 lb (476 kg) (1907 Model N); 1,400 lb (635 kg) (1907 Models R and S)[2]
Chronology
PredecessorFord Model F
SuccessorFord Model T

The Ford Model N is an automobile produced by Ford Motor Company; it was introduced in 1906 as a successor to the Models A and C as the company's inexpensive, entry-level line. It was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.

The Model N diverged from its predecessors in that it was a front-engine car with a four-cylinder engine. The 15 hp straight-four drove the rear wheels via a long shaft. This was also the first American car to use vanadium steel.[4] The car had a wheelbase of 84 in (2,100 mm).

A successful model, 7000 cars were made before production ended in 1908. At US$500, the car was viewed as highly affordable at the time; by contrast, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650,[5] Western's Gale Model A was $500,[6] the Brush Runabout $485,[7] the Black $375,[8] and the Success for $250.[5] Maroon was the only factory color for the Model N.[3]

  1. ^ Boggess, Trent. "1907 Model N Ford Engine". Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  3. ^ a b c "1906 Ford Advance Brochure". The Old Car Manual Project. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  4. ^ Lacey, Robert (1986). Ford: The Men and the Machine. ISBN 0-316-51166-8.
  5. ^ a b Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950., p. 32.
  6. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950. , p. 51.
  7. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950. , p. 104.
  8. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950., p. 61.