Henry Ford, LeRoy Pelletier, Myrle Clarkson, Edsel Ford and Clara Ford Riding in a Ford Model K Car, 1906-1908

Summary

Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N, introduced the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.

Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N, introduced the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1906-1908

Subject Date

circa 1907

Creators

Ebert, Max 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.207

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.25 in

Width: 11.75 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on back of print: Max Ebert Ingenieur - Chemnitz - Uhlichstr?, 10. Tel 30367

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