M8 Armored Car Built at the Ford Motor Company Twin Cities Assembly Plant, March 1945
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Artifact Overview
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
12 March 1945
Subject Date
12 March 1945
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.81425.30
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: 11.063 in
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