1937 Ford V-8 Car on Ramp to Demonstrate its Braking Efficiency

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's 1937 models received a new look courtesy headlights mounted directly into the front fenders. They were also Ford's first cars with all-steel roofs. Overall design was influenced by the successful Lincoln Zephyr, introduced a year earlier. Also new for 1937 was an economical 60-horsepower version of Ford's V-8 engine. The company's 1937 calendar year production totaled 848,608 units.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

13 November 1936

Subject Date

1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.67206.B

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