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See also: Ford Model A (1927–1931)

The original Ford Model A is the first car produced by Some 1904 Model A cars were equipped with the larger, Ford, beginning production in 1903. Ernst Pfennig, a more powerful engine of the Model C and were sold as Chicago dentist, became the first owner of a Model A the Model AC. on July 23, 1903.[3] 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 2 References frame building on Detroit's East Side. The Model A was replaced by the Ford Model C during 1904 with some [1] Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American sales overlap. Cars 1805–1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341428-4. [2] http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z7472/ Ford-Model-A-Two.aspx [3] Lacey, Robert (1986). Ford: The Men and the Machine. Little, Brown and company. ISBN 0-316-51166-8. [4] ad in Automobile Review magazine, Chicago, Dec. 15, 1903, p. 10 [5] “Early Ford”. Retrieved February 11, 2010. [6] Auto Museum Online - 1903 Ford Model A

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The car came as a two-seater runabout for $800 or the $900 [4] 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, and so did not sell as well.[3]

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The company had spent almost its entire $28,000 initial investment funds with only $223.65 left in its bank 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.[5] Although Ford d 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.[6] 1

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