Ford Escort Sedan Cutaway

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company introduced the Escort to the American market for 1981. At the time, Ford described it as the company's most completely new car since the 1928 Model A. All the Escort's major components -- the engine, the front-wheel-drive transaxle, the suspension, and the body -- were designed specifically for it and not adapted from other models.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Automobile

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.29.1

Credit

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

Material

Metal

Color

Red
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 56 in
Width: 66 in
Length: 167 in

Ford Escort Sedan Cutaway