1965 Ford Mustang Serial Number One on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, 1984
THF113119 / 1965 Ford Mustang Serial Number One on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, 1984
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Artifact Overview
This is Mustang Serial Number One as displayed at Henry Ford Museum in 1984. Although it rolled off the assembly line 16 days after the first Plymouth Barracuda, the Mustang was so popular that the class became known as pony cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
19 April 1984
Subject Date
19 April 1984
Place of Creation
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.B.94175.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Red ink stamp on back reads in part: The Henry Ford Museum / Neg No. B94175-2
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