Automobile Design Drawings Sent to Ford Motor Company by Members of The Car Club of Colville, Washington, April 1965

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Artifact Overview

In 1965, three members of "The Car Club" of Colville, Washington, wrote to Ford Motor Company to report that they had voted Thunderbird their best car of the year. The young enthusiasts even sent drawings of cars and a small plastic trophy. In reply, they received a letter of appreciation from Ford design head Gene Bordinat.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Subject Date

13 April 1965

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1251.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Pencils (Drawing and writing equipment)
Crayons (Drawing material)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)
Handwriting

Color

Multicolored
Green
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 11.000 in
Width: 8.500 in

Inscriptions

near bottom of drawing: FURY near bottom of drawing: COUGER