Editing Ford Model N

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{{Infobox automobile
| image        = 06 Ford Model N Roadster (6031905013).jpg
| caption      = 
| name         = Ford Model N
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company]]
| production   = 1906–1908
| predecessor  = [[Ford Model F]]
| successor    = [[Ford Model T]]
| class        = Entry-level
| platform     =
| body_style   = 2-row [[Phaeton body|phaeton]]
| engine       = {{convert|149|CID|cc|abbr=on}} {{convert|15|hp|kW PS|lk=on|abbr=on}} [[Model N engine|Model N]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jupiter.plymouth.edu/~trentb/ModelT/n662/Engine.html|title=1907 Model N Ford Engine|last=Boggess|first=Trent|access-date=2015-03-31}}</ref><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%202.html|publisher=The Old Car Manual Project|access-date=2015-03-31}}</ref> [[straight-4]]
| transmission = 2-speed [[Epicyclic gearing|planetary]]<ref name=Kimes/><ref name=brochure/>
| wheelbase    = {{convert|84|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
| length       =
| width        =
| height       =
| weight       = {{convert|800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (1906); {{convert|1050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (1907 Model N); {{convert|1400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (1907 Models R and S)<ref name=Kimes/>
| aka          = Model R<br>Model S
| related      =
| designer     = [[Henry Ford]]
}}

The '''Ford Model N''' is an [[automobile]] produced by [[Ford Motor Company]]; it was introduced in 1906 as a successor to the Models [[Ford Model A (1903)|A]] and [[Ford Model C|C]] as the company's inexpensive, entry-level line. It was built at the [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]].

The Model N diverged from its predecessors in that it was a front-engine car with a four-cylinder engine. The 15 [[Horsepower|hp]] straight-four drove the rear wheels via a long shaft. This was also the first American car to use [[Vanadium#Alloys|vanadium steel]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lacey|first1=Robert|title=Ford: The Men and the Machine|url=https://archive.org/details/fordmenmachin00lace|url-access=registration|date=1986|isbn=0-316-51166-8}}</ref> The car had a wheelbase of {{convert|84|in|mm|abbr=on}}.

A successful model, 7000 cars were made before production ended in 1908. At {{USD|500}}, the car was viewed as highly affordable at the time; by contrast, the high-volume [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Curved Dash|Runabout]] went for $650,<ref name="Clymer 1950, p. 32">Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950., p. 32.</ref> [[Western Tool Works (automobile company)|Western]]'s Gale Model A was $500,<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
, p. 51.</ref> the [[Brush Motor Car Company|Brush Runabout]] $485,<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950. , p. 104.</ref> the [[Black Motor Company|Black]]  $375,<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950., p. 61.</ref> and the [[Success Automobile Manufacturing Company|Success]] for $250.<ref name="Clymer 1950, p. 32"/> Maroon was the only factory color for the Model N.<ref name=brochure/>

==Model R==
The '''Model R''' was a higher [[Trim level (automotive)|trim level]] of the Model N with a larger body, wheels covered by full [[Fender (vehicle)|fenders]], running boards,<ref name=Kimes/> and oil lamps. Model R was $650, $150 above the $500 base Model N. The Model R was a 1907 model year offering, and 2500 were sold.<ref name=Kimes/> Color was primarily dark green, with leather seats, brass fixtures, and a fuel tank holding {{convert|8|usgal|impgal l|abbr=on}}.  Other differences from the Model N included 30-inch tires, a rounded trunk, and a McCord mechanical oiler, rather than the Model N-style exhaust pressure oiler.<!-- dead links .<ref>[http://oldcarbrochures.org/New-Brochures---June/1907-Ford-Model-R-Brochure/1907-Ford-Model-R-19]; [http://oldcarbrochures.org/New-Brochures---June/1907-Ford-Model-R-Brochure/1907-Ford-Model-R-03]</ref>
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==Model S==
[[File:Ford N.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Henry Ford riding in a Model N in front of the [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]] in [[Detroit]], c. 1906]]

Two Model S styles were produced, a runabout and a roadster.  The S runabout first appeared late in the 1907 model year, and was similar to the Model R, selling for $50 less than the R, at $700.  Both models were sold for a short time before the R was discontinued for model/fiscal year 1908.  The S roadster, like the R, had fenders attached to running boards, and a mechanical oiler.  Differences from the R included Model N-style 28-inch tires and the pointed trunk.

The '''Model S''' Roadster was based on the same chassis as models N, R, and S runabout before it.  Making its appearance during Ford fiscal/model year 1908, the S Roadster had an enclosed cowl, full fenders and fender aprons, and a third "rumble" seat.  Like R and S runabouts, the SR used a McCord pressure oiler.  Like Model R, the S Roadster was equipped with 30-inch tires.  The S Roadster and Model K Roadster were the last models produced during the summer of 1908 as Ford retooled and prepared for the advent of the [[Ford Model T|Model T]].<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950., p. 120.</ref> The S Roadster sold for $750. Extras such as a convertible top, gas lamps, and umbrella holders were available. 3,750 S Roadsters were sold between 1908 and 1909.

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Commons category}}
* {{cite book|title=100 Years of Ford|author=David L. Lewis|isbn=0-7853-7988-6|publisher=Publications International|year=2005}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ritzsite.nl/FORD_1/04_eford.htm|title=Early Ford models 1903–1908|access-date=August 20, 2006 }}

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