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Ford Model AA Bus, December 1931

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company introduced a new Model AA passenger bus in December 1931. It was based on Ford's school bus, introduced earlier in the year, but the passenger bus featured a taller roof to accommodate 21 adult riders. Union City Body Company of Indiana supplied the bus bodies. Prices for Ford's passenger bus started at $1,800.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

11 December 1931

Subject Date

11 December 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.56698.1

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: 8 in
Width: 11 in