28 Millionth Ford Car Being Built at the Edgewater, New Jersey Assembly Plant, 1940
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On April 8, 1940, the twenty-eight millionth Ford automobile -- a DeLuxe Fordor -- rolled off final assembly at Ford's Edgewater, New Jersey, plant. From there, the famous sedan embarked on a nationwide publicity tour that included appearances at two World's Fairs and trips into both Mexico and Canada.
On April 8, 1940, the twenty-eight millionth Ford automobile -- a DeLuxe Fordor -- rolled off final assembly at Ford's Edgewater, New Jersey, plant. From there, the famous sedan embarked on a nationwide publicity tour that included appearances at two World's Fairs and trips into both Mexico and Canada.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 April 1940
Keywords
United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1267
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Verso: 2020A
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