Ford Model B - Definition and Overview

The designation Ford Model B, like Ford Model A, was actually used for two different automobiles. The first was produced in 1904-05 and is among the earliest Ford Motor Company products. The second Model B was an improvement of the second Model A and entered production for the 1932 model year.

Strictly speaking the Model B was a four-cylinder car, but it was at this time that Ford began producing a very similar car with Ford's new Flathead V8 engine. The V8 was marketed as a Model 18, though it is commonly called the Ford V-8 today, and was virtually indistinguishable from the Model B. Until this time, Ford had always produced only one basic car at a time.

Today the 1930s Model B is a highly collectible car that people will pay thousands to restore, but when they were first getting old the Model Bs and V-8s were frequently altered into hot rods.

External link

• Discussion of Model B and V-8 engines (http://user.aol.com/bpanews/modb.html)