Henry and Edsel Ford with a New Ford Model A at the Industrial Exposition, 1928

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford and Edsel Ford introduced the Model A on December 2, 1927. After 19 years of Model T production, the public was eager for Ford Motor Company's new car. It took six months of intensive design work and plant retooling, but the Model A was a hit. Ford sold nearly five million cars over the Model A's four-year production run.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

January 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.6539

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: 7.75 in
Width: 11.25 in

Henry and Edsel Ford with a New Ford Model A at the Industrial Exposition, 1928