1931 Ford Model AA Express Truck
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Ford Motor Company combated sagging Depression-era sales with expanded commercial and truck lines for 1931. Ford offered an array of body types for its Model AA-131 and Model AA-157 truck chassis -- from police patrols and ambulances to school buses and garbage trucks. This versatile, durable express truck was mounted with screens, a canopy top, and side panels.
Ford Motor Company combated sagging Depression-era sales with expanded commercial and truck lines for 1931. Ford offered an array of body types for its Model AA-131 and Model AA-157 truck chassis -- from police patrols and ambulances to school buses and garbage trucks. This versatile, durable express truck was mounted with screens, a canopy top, and side panels.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 February 1931
Subject Date
11 February 1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.8403
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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