Ford Motor Company Branch in Wixom, Michigan, 1957

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's Wixom, Michigan, plant opened in 1957. It was one of several new auto factories built in suburban Detroit between 1945 and 1957. Employees at the Wixom Assembly Plant mostly built Lincoln vehicles, though production included some Ford Thunderbirds and GT sports cars as well. The factory closed in 2007, and it was torn down five years later.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1957

Subject Date

1957

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.113220.191.3

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.1875 in
Width: 10 in

Ford Motor Company Branch in Wixom, Michigan, 1957