1939 Ford V-8 Advertisement, "Ford V-8 Has Big Hydraulic Brakes!"
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Artifact Overview
As Americans drove farther and faster in the 1930s, good brakes became a selling point. Ford added hydraulic brakes to their cars for 1939, as seen in this advertisement. This was several years after their competitors had adopted them.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
May 1939
Subject Date
1939
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.19.536
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Text at top of page:
FORD V*8 HAS / BIG HYDRAULIC / BRAKES! /
Larger diameter brake- / drums than on any other / low-price car... Largest brake lining area per / pound of car weight / of any low-price car! ...
Typed on bottom:
3114-C / PITTSBURGH BRANCH / 24" Weekly Newspapers May 1939
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