Clay Model of a Proposed 1940 Ford V-8 Deluxe Automobile, February, 1939

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Artifact Overview

Ford's 1940 models featured styling by design head Bob Gregorie. Standard versions had the company's 60-horsepower V-8 and grilles not too different from their 1939 predecessors. DeLuxe models for 1940 featured the 85-horsepower V-8 and grilles distinguished by secondary side grilles flanking the center section. Total Ford sales for the year topped 542,000 cars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

06 February 1939

Subject Date

06 February 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.189.13778

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: 7.438 in
Width: 11 in