Advertisement for the 1949 Ford Station Wagon, "It's a Dream Wagon...this '49 Ford!"

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company built wood station wagon bodies at its Iron Mountain plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For 1949, Ford eliminated wood framing from its wagons in favor of steel. Wood was still used on the wagons, but in the form of specially laminated paneling bolted onto the steel frames. Iron Mountain closed when Ford switched to all-steel wagons in 1952.

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Date Made

1949

Subject Date

June 1949

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.407

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 16.5 in
Width: 11.375 in

Advertisement for the 1949 Ford Station Wagon, "It's a Dream Wagon...this '49 Ford!"