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{{about|the automobile produced from 1904–1905|the 1933–1934 model sometimes called "Model C"|Ford Model B (1932)}}
{{Infobox automobile
| image = 1904 Ford Model C 10hp 2.0 Front.jpg
| name = Ford Model C
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| production = 1904&ndash;1905
| predecessor = [[Ford Model A (1903–04)|Ford Model A]]
| successor = [[Ford Model F]]
| class = Entry-level
| platform = 
| body_style = 2-seat [[runabout (car)|runabout]]<br>rear-entry 4-seat [[tonneau]]
| engine = [[Dodge]]{{Sfn | Grist | 2017 | p =  9}} {{cvt|120.5|cuin|L}} [[Flat-2]]<ref name=Kimes>{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly|title=Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942|year=1996|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=0-87341-428-4}}</ref>
| transmission = 2-speed [[Epicyclic gearing|planetary]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|78|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Kimes"/>
| length = 
| width = 
| height = 
| weight = {{convert|1250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Kimes"/>
| related = 
| designer = [[Henry Ford]]
}}
The '''Ford Model C''' is an automobile that was produced by [[Ford Motor Company]]. Introduced in late 1904, the Model C was Ford's lower priced 1905 model.  The first sales were in October 1904, with most sold during the 1905 calendar year. [[Horace Elgin Dodge|Horace Dodge]] made major changes to the design of the engine, rear axle and other parts of the car.{{Sfn | Grist | 2017 | p =  9}} The Model C used the same 10&nbsp;hp motor the 1904 Model A was equipped with. Model C had a longer wheelbase than the earlier Model A.  Built at the [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]], it was the entry-level car in the Ford model lineup, slotting below the upscale [[Ford Model B (1904)|Model B]]. Production ended in 1905 with approximately 1,000 cars produced (Canada production included).  About 160-170 Model C were assembled in Canada at Ford's new Ford Canada location in Walkerville. Due to the [[Dodge]] Brothers owning a ten percent share of the company, as well as supplying many parts and assemblies, the Model C took to the road with Dodge-built engines and other key assemblies.{{Sfn | Grist | 2017 | p =  9}}

The Model C engine was an [[Flat twin engine|opposed twin]], 10&nbsp;hp car, with a claimed top speed of {{convert|30|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Kimes"/> The Model C two-seater, sometimes marketed as a "doctor's car," sold for $850 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|850|1905}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}), compared to the high-volume [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Curved Dash|Runabout]] at US$650,<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.32.</ref> [[Western Tool Works (automobile company)|Western]]'s Gale Model A at US$500,<ref>Clymer, p.51.</ref> and the [[Success Automobile Manufacturing Company|Success]] at a low US$250.<ref>Clymer, p.32.</ref> It offered a four-seater option for an additional $100. The top also cost extra: rubber $30, leather $50.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Although the Model C had a protruding front "hood," like a modern car, instead of the flat-front Model A, this was largely ornamental &mdash; the engine remained under the seat (the gas tank was under the hood<ref name="Kimes"/>).

The Model C was the first vehicle to be built at [[Ford Motor Company of Canada#Former vehicles produced|Ford Motor Company of Canada]].

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File:1904 Ford Model C 10hp 2.0 Rear.jpg|Rear
File:1905 Ford Model C Doctors Car.jpg|1905 Ford Model C Doctors Car
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==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=Grist |first=Peter |date=2017 |title=Dodge Dynamite! 50 Years of Dodge Muscle Cars |location=Dorchester, UK |publisher=Veloce Publishing |isbn=978-1-787110-93-9}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=100 Years of Ford |first=David L. |last=Lewis |isbn=0-7853-7988-6|publisher=Publications International|year=2005|page=18}}
* {{cite book |last = Hyde |first = Charles K |title = Riding The Rollercoaster A History Of The Chrysler Corporation|location = Detroit, Michigan, USA |publisher = Wayne State University Press |year = 2003 |isbn = 0-8143-3091-6}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ritzsite.nl/FORD_1/02_eford.htm|title=Early Ford models 1903–1908|access-date=August 20, 2006}}

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