How much did the Model A cost?
Features. Prices for the Model A ranged from US$385 for a roadster to US$1,400 for the top-of-the-line town car. The engine was a water-cooled L-head inline four with a displacement of 201 cu in (3.3 l).
Selling the Model T
The Model T was the first Ford with all its parts built by the company itself. Selling for $850, it was considered a reasonable value, though still slightly higher than the income of the average American worker.
Before the Model T, cars were a luxury item: At the beginning of 1908, there were fewer than 200,000 on the road. Though the Model T was fairly expensive at first (the cheapest one initially cost $825, or about $18,000 in today's dollars), it was built for ordinary people to drive every day.
Ford's Model T was successful not only because it provided inexpensive transportation on a massive scale, but also because the car signified innovation for the rising middle class and became a powerful symbol of the United States' age of modernization.
The original Model A design continued, with running improvements, into 1929. The new Model A was comprised of 6,800 parts compared to its predecessor, which was made up of 5,000 parts. Initially, the Model A was available in nine body types as before with the Model T, and had a starting price of just $460.
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.
| Total Model A production, all models: | 4,320,446 |
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| Total '32 Ford production, all models: | 287,285 |
The engine was a 201 c.i. L-head inline four-cylinder with water and oil pumps, and providing 40 h.p. The car could cruise comfortably at 40-45 mph, and top speed was around 65 mph.
The last Model T was built on May 26, 1927. Each style of the Model T is now housed in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. They are seen by thousands of visitors each year. It is estimated there are 100,000 Model T's still on the roads of the world and still running.
The Model A was available in four standard colors, but not black. Prices ranged from $385 for a roadster to $570 for the top-of-the-line Fordor.
How much did the Model A cost in 1903?
On July 15, 1903, the newly formed Ford Motor Company takes its first order from Chicago dentist Ernst Pfenning: an $850 two-cylinder Model A automobile with a tonneau (or backseat).
| Total Model A production, all models: | 4,320,446 |
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| Total '32 Ford production, all models: | 287,285 |
Henry Ford began selling the "Model A" auto for $850. His goal was to manufacture reliable cars at a price all could afford. His mass production methods would soon change the automobile industry, and eventually the world . In 1908 the "Model T" line was begun; it was sold for $845.
