The Ford Model B is an upscale
touring car
Touring car and tourer are both terms for open cars (i.e. cars without a fixed roof). "Touring car" is a style of open car built in the United States which seats four or more people. The style was popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s. The ...
(with polished wood and brass trim) that was introduced in 1904 by
Ford, built at the
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. It was Ford's first car to use the
front-engine layout, with a large 24 hp 4-cylinder engine positioned at the front behind a conventional radiator. The smaller
Model A-derived
Model C positioned its flat 2-cylinder motor under the seat.

Priced at $2,000
(equivalent to $ today), the Model B was a high-end car. Produced for three years, sales were predictably slower than the Model C at one-third of the price. The Model B was replaced by the derivative
Model K in 1906.
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Ford Model B (1932)
Model B
Cars introduced in 1904
1900s cars
Veteran vehicles
Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States
Cars discontinued in 1906
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