Ford V-8 School Bus Used by Wiseburn Grammar School, El Segundo, California, May 1940
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company updated the suspensions on its truck and bus chassis for 1940, replacing component designs in use since 1932. Ford also introduced its first rear-engine transit bus chassis in the 1940 model year. The school bus in this photo features the conventional front-engine layout.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
21 May 1940
Subject Date
21 May 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.73769
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: 11.188 in
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