1953 Ford Experimental Vehicle Brochure, "Laboratory on Wheels, the Ford X-100"
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Ford Motor Company celebrated its 50th anniversary with the X-100, a fully functional concept car billed as a "laboratory on wheels." The X-100 featured more than 50 innovative ideas. Some of them, like the heated seats and the telephone, eventually became commonplace. Others, like the variable-volume horn and the in-car electric shaver, never quite caught on with the public.
Ford Motor Company celebrated its 50th anniversary with the X-100, a fully functional concept car billed as a "laboratory on wheels." The X-100 featured more than 50 innovative ideas. Some of them, like the heated seats and the telephone, eventually became commonplace. Others, like the variable-volume horn and the in-car electric shaver, never quite caught on with the public.
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
1953
Subject Date
1953
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
Experimental and Concept Vehicles Product Literature Collection
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.0.12.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 7.375 in
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