2002 Ford Ranger FX4 Truck, Used In the Rescue & Recovery Efforts after the World Trade Center Attacks of 11 September 2001
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This is one of 15 pickups loaned to the New York-New Jersey Port Authority after September 11, 2001. The attack destroyed many of the Port Authority's vehicles. Ford Motor Company's Edison, New Jersey, plant had just finished 15 pre-production prototypes of the Ranger FX4, a heavy-duty, four-wheel-drive truck with special off-road equipment. It provided the trucks to the Port Authority.
This is one of 15 pickups loaned to the New York-New Jersey Port Authority after September 11, 2001. The attack destroyed many of the Port Authority's vehicles. Ford Motor Company's Edison, New Jersey, plant had just finished 15 pre-production prototypes of the Ranger FX4, a heavy-duty, four-wheel-drive truck with special off-road equipment. It provided the trucks to the Port Authority.
Artifact
Pickup (Truck)
Date Made
2001
Subject Date
September 2001
Keywords
United States, New York, New York
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.62.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Metal
Aluminum (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Vinyl
Color
Red
Black (Color)
Inscriptions
vinyl ID number on rear of truck bed: FX4 / OFF ROAD / 63 logo decal on doors: PORT AUTHORITY POLICE / NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY on hood and tailgate: POLICE front quarter panel: RANGER XLT
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