Lincoln XL-500 Concept Car, 1953
THF136765 / Lincoln XL-500 Concept Car, 1953
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division revealed its Lincoln XL-500 concept car in 1953, to celebrate Ford's 50th anniversary. Promotional material heralded the car's power steering, power brakes, and push-button automatic transmission. In truth, the XL-500 was a non-running show piece. Even the "doors" were just grooves in the fiberglass body. But the XL-500's hooded headlights influenced Lincoln's 1956 production models.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
31 January 1953
Subject Date
31 January 1953
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1672.P.833.101169.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 9 in
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