Automobile Design Drawings Sent to Ford Motor Company by Members of The Car Club of Colville, Washington, April 1965
THF268120 / 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
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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