Editing Ford Model K (section)

{{Infobox automobile
| image        = 1907 Ford Model K Tourer (Warbirds & Wheels museum).jpg
| name         = Ford Model K
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| production   = 1906&ndash;1908
| predecessor  = [[Ford Model B (1904)|Ford Model B]]
| successor    = [[Ford Model T]]
| class        = Upscale
| platform     =
| body_style   = 2-row [[touring car]]
| engine       = 405CID cast iron block 40hp [[Straight-6]]<ref name=Kimes>{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly|title=Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942|year=1996|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=0-87341-428-4}}</ref><ref name=brochure>{{cite web|title=1906 Ford Advance Brochure|url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Ford/1906_Ford/1906_Ford_%20Advance_Brochure/1906%20Ford%203.html|publisher=The Old Car Manual Project|access-date=2015-03-31}}</ref>
| transmission = planetary 2-speed manual<ref name=brochure/>
| wheelbase    = {{convert|114|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
| length       =
| width        =
| height       =
| weight       = {{convert|2400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=brochure/>
| aka          =
| related      = [[Ford Model N]]
| designer     = [[Henry Ford]]
}}
The '''Ford Model K''' is an upscale [[automobile]] that was produced by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] Motor Company.  Introduced in 1906, the “K” replaced the earlier [[Ford Model B (1904)|Model B]]. It was built at the [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]]. The Model K was aimed at the top end of the market and featured an [[inline-6]] (the only Ford six until [[1941 Ford|1941]]) giving 40&nbsp;hp (30&nbsp;kW).  In typical Ford fashion, the Model K was the lowest priced six cylinder car, with among the best horsepower to weight ratio in its class.  The wheelbase for 1906 was {{convert|114|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}.  For 1907 and 08, the Model was significantly improved with a longer wheelbase (120 inch), 20% more h.p., and stronger frame.  It was also offered in both touring and runabout bodies.

Contrary to popular folklore, the Model K was a good seller for Ford Motor Company.  In 1906, the first year it was offered, the Model K produced over 85 percent of Ford Motor Company's new car profit (1906 Ford Motor Company internal audit records).  

[[File:1907 Ford Model K 6-40 Roadster.jpg|thumb|1907 Ford Model K 6-40 Roadster]]
In 1907, the second sales year of the Model K, almost 500 examples were sold, making it the best-selling six-cylinder model in the world.

As period journals reported, Ford Motor Company went in another direction, moving to one chassis, a mid-priced car, the [[Model T]], leaving the multi-line business model used by most auto makers of the period.  However, sales and profits from the Model K helped Ford Motor Company become the largest automaker in number of sales in 1907, and along with the [[Ford Model N|Model N]], was the only Ford model sold through three model years (1906–1908) prior to the advent of the Model T.