Model of a 1940 Ford XP Rear Engine Automobile
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows a model of a Ford concept car that never made it to production. The model suggests that the car would have used unit-body construction similar to the Lincoln Zephyr. The XP's proposed rear-engine layout was unusual for the time, as was the transverse engine oriented with its crankshaft parallel to the rear axle.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 April 1940
Subject Date
11 April 1940
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.14608
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: 11 in
Width: 7.375 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in image on lower right corner: 14608 / 4-11-40
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