Ford Model A Station Wagon or Panel Delivery Truck with Natural Wood Paneling, February 1931
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Artifact Overview
When it introduced its Model A station wagon for 1929, Ford became the first Big Three automaker to offer a factory-built wagon. Ford's panel delivery truck effectively was a station wagon with its rear windows blanked out, and with two doors rather than four. Ford sourced the wood in these vehicles from company-owned forests in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 February 1931
Subject Date
11 February 1931
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.55872
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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