Thursday, December 6, 2007

1907 Ford Model K

Ford Model K was an upscale automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company first introduced in 1906 to replace the earlier Model B.
The model K was aimed at the top end of the market and featured an inline-6 giving 40 hp (30 kW), the wheelbase was 114 in (2896 mm) and could be ordered either as touring or roadster.
The Model K was a failure, something that can be attributed to both the high price (between $2500 and $3000) and poor quality. Ford was also known to make inexpensive cars and people who wanted a more luxurious car bought other brands.
Production ended in 1908 after 900 cars made. The failure of the upscale line, including the Model B and K, caused Ford company it would focus on entry-level volume models like the Model T.