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1906 & 1907 Ford Model N (Ford "Alphabet" Cars)

This auto was seen at the AACA Museum in Hershey which is open year-round. http://www.aacamuseum.org/

This auto can now be seen with the rest of the Alphabet Ford Collection at The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant which is opened April 1st. http://www.fordpiquetteavenueplant.org/

The next auto was seen at the Seal Cove Auto Museum in Maine. Seal Cove Auto Museum opens May 1^st! https://www.sealcoveautomuseum.org/

The next one was seen at  the Classic Car Club of America Museum at the Gilmore Auto Museum Campus at Hickory Corners, Michigan. The Gilmore just opened for the season! https://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/

The next Model N from the front and rear was seen at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. http://www.fordpiquetteavenueplant.org/

There also is a copy of a picture of the first auto to come to Petersburg, WV a 1907 Ford Model N.

Presented here also are the specifications poster for the Model N and an advertisement for it from a Washington DC newspaper.

1906 Ford Model N

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company Dearborn – Michigan
Model: Model N
Base Price: $500
Engine: Four-cylinder, 15 hp

The Model N was a positive step on Ford’s path toward the development of a reliable, mass-production car. The N featured a front-mounted engine that could propel the car to a top speed of 45 miles per hour. Styling was improved by the addition of nickel-plated front lamps and a boat-tail rear deck.

Museum Collection: Larry Porter Trust – “Alphabet Ford Collection”

About the first auto in Petersburg, WV:

In 1907 the first automobile, a Ford, came to Grant County.

Shown here is reportedly that first automobile in Petersburg owned and operated by R. W. Baker.

The passenger in the car is Sanford Bumphrey, a blind piano tuner.

The auto is gliding across the old Pond Bridge and to the left can be seen a horse tied to the hitching post beside

the old Grant County Bank which was located where Denault's Jewelry was at the corner of Water Street and 

Main Street.

The building above was the residence of the late Mrs. Ellen Thalaker, where the present old Grant County

Bank is located.

The picture was taken in about 1910 courtesy of K. R. Shobe and Ed VanMeter of Petersburg, WV.

The special activities on April 8^th are sold out, but you can see the Alphabet Collection and all the other things at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant museum now!

461 Piquette Street  -  Detroit, MI 48202 1-313-872-8759 

HOURS & ADMISSION

Regular Hours (APR- NOV) Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm

I will have quite a bit of information about this collection and early Ford History in the next little while.

Some of the images I will feature will be in this collection and others have been seen a other locations.

I hope you enjoy the presentation and get to see The Porter Collection of "Alphabet Ford" cars in the near future at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.