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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4 seater/roadster/open/gas
- DATE
- 1903
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0214.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ford Motor Co.
- MODEL
- Ford/A
- LOCATION
- Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL; RUBBER; LEATHERETTE; SYNTHETIC; GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 467.0 cm
- Width
- 167.0 cm
- Height
- 183.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 570.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Ford
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Detroit
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1903
- Canada
-
Ford Motor Company of Canada was established in 1904, in Walkerville, Ontario as an initiative of carriage maker, Gordon McGregor with the parent company in Detroit, Ford Motor Company. The first model assembled in Canada was model C in November 1904. - Function
-
Owner driven passenger car for general transportation. - Technical
-
Represent the first production car by Ford Motor Co., founded in 1903. Among the 82 examples still existing (survey done in 1978) Ford produced this car for the cheaper market dominated then by olds. 1708 cars were sold the first season. When the Ford Company first began production, the engines and chassis were provided by Dodge brothers. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATES ONHEADLIGHT READING 'HYDRO-PNEUMATIC/ SAFETY SYSTEM/ PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ UNITED STATES & EUROPE' & 'THE NEVEROUT/ PATENTED NO. 22/ ROSE MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA'
- Missing
- NONE From CA of 08/27/1997 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete.
- Finish
- PAINTED RED - 1963 CHRYSLER FIESTA RED - CODE DQE-71006 (M)/ BRASS LIGHTS AND TRIM
- Decoration
- N/A
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