Korean-Made Ford Cortina in Seoul, South Korea, 1969
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Artifact Overview
Hyundai Motor Company began assembling its first automobile, the Ford Cortina, in cooperation with Ford Motor Company in 1968. Here a Cortina cruises the streets of Seoul, South Korea. The companies' relationship -- Hyundai also built Ford trucks and vans -- helped launch the South Korean automotive industry.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1969
Subject Date
21 May 1969
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Ford Motor Company, Ltd. in Great Britain.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
95.1.1790.2
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: 8 in
Width: 10.125 in
Inscriptions
Typed sheet of paper adhered to back of image reads in part:
Cortina- Britains' only car to be assembled and sold in South Korea- is proving so popular among the Koreans that plans are underway to step up production of the car to 15,750 a year. ...enable even more Cortinas to be sold in this growing Far Eastern automotive market which, until recently has been dominated by Japanese manufacturers. ... Picture shows a Korean-made Cortina on one of the main streets of the capital, Seoul.
Issued by Press Office Ford Motor Company Limited / May 21 1969
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