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1906 Ford Model F

The Model F was built as a two-door, four-passenger touring car. A runabout was also available, through a different letter model. A race version of the Model K set a 24-hour speed record in 1906. The car covered 1135 miles, averaging 47.2 miles per hour at Ormond Beach, Florida.

The 1906 Ford Model F was similar to the previous year with power coming from an opposed two-cylinder engine with a cast-iron block, mechanical valve lifters, a 128 cubic-inch displacement, and developed ten horsepower. Power was sent to the rear wheels via a two-speed Planetary transmission with a cone clutch and floor shift controls. The wheelbase measured 82 inches, the Model N measured 84 inches, and the Model K had both a 114- and 120-inch platform. The Model K had a six-cylinder engine displacing 405 cubic inches and delivering 40 horsepower, and the Model N had a 149 cubic-inch four with approximately 15 horsepower.

The total production of all 1906 Ford models was either 2,798 or 8,729 units. The Ford Motor Company records display both figures.

by Dan Vaughan

For the 1904 model year, the Ford Motor Company introduced three new models, the Model B, C and F. At the time, the Ford Company produced around eight percent of all cars build in the U.S. and the Ford Motor Company of Canada was also founded this year. Also in 1904, Ford opened its first dealership in Detroit on Jefferson Avenue. The Ford Model F tourer was priced at $2,000 for 1904.

The following year, 1905, Henry Ford did his best to improve his line of vehicles and the Ford F was now more dependable. This same year the Ford Motor Company was moved from the Mack Avenue factory to a much larger one on Piquette Avenue. For this year the Ford Model F's price rose from $1000 to $1,200 while the prices on all other models remained the same. Unfortunately even with all of these updates and improves, the new 'Truck' sales were still slightly less than the previous year.

For the 1906 model year, the Model F was dropped and the two cylinder engine was phased out and replaced by the Model N and the Model K. A total of seven thousand of the Ford Model N's were produced between 1906 until 1908 and sold for around $600, nearly half of the price of the Model F.

by Jessican Donaldson