Sales Brochure, "Vanguard Vehicles, Incorporated," Kingston, New York, 1973

Summary

Vanguard Vehicles, Inc. listed a number of uses for its electric vehicles on the front cover of this 1973 sales catalog. Like many 1970s electrics, Vanguard intended their vehicles for short-range travel.

Vanguard Vehicles, Inc. listed a number of uses for its electric vehicles on the front cover of this 1973 sales catalog. Like many 1970s electrics, Vanguard intended their vehicles for short-range travel.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1973

Subject Date

1973

Creators

Vanguard Vehicles, Inc. 

G.B. Enterprises 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Kingston 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

Creator Notes

Published for Vanguard Vehicles, Inc., Kingston, New York; distributed by G.B. Enterprises, Chicago, Illinois.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.446.139

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11.25 in.

Width: 8.25 in.

Inscriptions

At top of cover: VANGUARD / VEHICLES, INC. Text on upper right side: Urban Commuter Car / College Campuses / Military Installations / Retirement Communities / Municipal Maintenance and Security / Industrial Complexes / and so many others!

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