Ford M-10 Tank, 1943
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Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company suspended civilian production during World War II to manufacture Allied war materiel. Ford produced aircraft engines, bomber airplanes, gliders, tanks, and armored cars. The M10 armored vehicle had a range of 160 miles and a top speed of 28 miles per hour. Ford workers built 1,038 of these anti-tank machines.
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company suspended civilian production during World War II to manufacture Allied war materiel. Ford produced aircraft engines, bomber airplanes, gliders, tanks, and armored cars. The M10 armored vehicle had a range of 160 miles and a top speed of 28 miles per hour. Ford workers built 1,038 of these anti-tank machines.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 March 1943
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.77523
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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