Ford Model B Station Wagon, 1932

Summary

The 1932 Ford Model B is not as well known as its predecessor, the Model A, or its contemporary, the eight-cylinder Model 18. The Model B featured a 201-cubic-inch, four-cylinder engine rated at 50 horsepower. Even with its low starting price of $410, the Model B was overshadowed by Ford's 1932 V-8 Model 18.

The 1932 Ford Model B is not as well known as its predecessor, the Model A, or its contemporary, the eight-cylinder Model 18. The Model B featured a 201-cubic-inch, four-cylinder engine rated at 50 horsepower. Even with its low starting price of $410, the Model B was overshadowed by Ford's 1932 V-8 Model 18.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

28 April 1932

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.53939.17

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 10.25 in

Inscriptions

front, lower right corner: 56939-4-28-32 / NO. 17

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