Ford Military Ambulance, 1933

Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company manufactured a series of ambulances for the U.S. Army in 1933. These vehicles were built on Ford's Model BB truck platform. The heavier-duty BB featured a reinforced frame, a heftier transmission, and bigger wheels -- with dual wheels on the ambulances' rear axles. Each ambulance was powered by a 221-cubic-inch Ford V-8 engine.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 June 1933

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.57635

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	Photographic prints Photographs Ambulances Ford Motor Company United States. Army