So old Henry started calling his production cars model T's, the next generation was the Model A's, what was the 32's called, The 33's and 34's, and 35 and 36's called. Did they have official names or designations of any type? I probably should know this but I have no clue... If nothing what should they have been called.
Four banger equipped cars in 32-34 were called Model B's. The 32 V8s were Model 18s. The 33-34 V8s were Model 40s.
35's were Model 48 as was previously posted. 36's were also Model 68 in addition to Model 48 I believe. Different body styles maybe?
Ford used letter designations for the models he built between 1903 and 1908 -- I think his first production car was also called a model A (in 1903), and he went through the alphabet until he got to T. I'm sure not all of the letters represented production models, but several did. In '28 he started over with A.
There was a very rare 4 cylinder Ford in 1933 and 34. Sometimes called a Model C, they were never called that by the factory. They had a big C cast in the cylinder head and came after the Model B but they were considered a Model B. To add to the confusion Ford of England made a Model C from 1934 to 1937 but this was a completely different, much smaller car.
Rusty O'Toole is correct. There was a Model C. It was a 4 banger with an oil drilled crankshaft. But I could be wrong.
I'm not sure which year Ford started doing this but the 33-34's have an additional designation for body style, such as........760. So a model 40-760 is a cabriolet, a five window is 40-770 etc. You can google Ford model numbers. I found my info in The Illustrated history of Ford...a big hardback book full of great pics and info.
to add to this, somebody who types better . Tell us about the 4 cylinders that came out in the pickups and sedan deliveries, in 1940 and 1941... Ford did stuff... I have the complete Loren Sorensen Fordiana leather bound books, plus others. there are 12 books,,, $1000.00 plus the ride.
Every Model B car came with a C head. A head with a B designation is the rare high compression police model used on the Model A block. The rare Model B engines are the Diamond blocks.
I believe the Model C was Henry's first build with early partners and it was an expensive luxury car with a mostly br*** 6 cylinder engine and he was upset about the cost and cut the partnership and went on by himself. His intent was to build cars that everyday people could afford and he did it right. In the alphabet of numbers don't forget the B-400 which was a nice '32 sedan with retractable convertible center section in the roof. Rare and expensive. I know just enough about old Fords to be dangerous and I prefer GM stuff but you have to give Henry his due.
^^^^^^^Fords first car was the Model A. ^^^^^^^ The six cylinder car was the Model K. Henry hated it. It was not a good car. The engine, which was, mostly, cast iron, not br***, was too powerful for the transmission
I always thought Henry's first car was the quadracycle? I agree his first production car was the 1903 model A.
38..81A, 39..91A, 40..01A, 41..11A, 42..21A, 46-48..6A. These apply to p***enger models only. Pickup/Commercial have T suffixes.
I don't think Ford ever called the 4 cylinder cars "Model B's". All of the parts except those unique to the V8 carried a "B" prefix (the V8 unique parts carried an "18" prefix). All of the body types in 1932 carried a "B" prefix. Ford referred to the 4 cylinders cars as having "an improved 4 cylinder engine" in advertising of the period. Charlie Stephens
Ford tractor motor it gave you a pickup not much faster than their tractors. The only one I ever saw was originally sold to the navy. At 119 cu and 30hp top usable speed about 40.
Supposedly the Model 18 designation came about because it was the first V8, so the 1 stood for the first series and the 8 for 8 cylinders.
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