Letter from Ford Public Relations Assistant Milton West to Car Enthusiast Alan, Age 12, June 9, 1965

THF268129_redacted / Letter from Ford Public Relations Assistant Milton West to Car Enthusiast Alan, Age 12, June 9, 1965 / redacted
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Artifact Overview

In 1965, a 12-year-old Massachusetts enthusiast wrote to Ford Motor Company. The boy, named Alan, complimented Ford on the Lincoln Continental and various concept cars he saw at the New York World's Fair. Milton D. West, a Ford public relations assistant, replied by sending Alan publicity materials with more information about some of Ford's concept cars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

09 June 1965

Subject Date

09 June 1965

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1251.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11.000 in
Width: 8.500 in

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