Ford Model T Truck, January 1925

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's screen-sided canopy express truck was priced at $540 in 1925, when mounted to a basic open-cab chassis. The versatile express truck design was popular with grocers and fruit vendors, but it accommodated other cargos as well. When equipped with benches, the express truck could even serve as a makeshift school bus.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

30 January 1925

Subject Date

30 January 1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.39959

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