28 Millionth Ford Car Being Built at the Edgewater, New Jersey Assembly Plant, 1940

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Artifact Overview

On April 8, 1940, the twenty-eight millionth Ford automobile -- a DeLuxe Fordor -- rolled off final assembly at Ford's Edgewater, New Jersey, plant. From there, the famous sedan embarked on a nationwide publicity tour that included appearances at two World's Fairs and trips into both Mexico and Canada.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

08 April 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1267

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Verso: 2020A