Letter and Design Drawing from Car Enthusiast Randy, Age 11, to Ford Motor Company, 1966

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Artifact Overview

Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

12 January 1966

Subject Date

12 January 1966

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1251.24

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Ink

Technique

Handwriting
Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11.000 in
Width: 8.250 in

Inscriptions

on drawing: THE SURFER
Letter and Design Drawing from Car Enthusiast Randy, Age 11, to Ford Motor Company, 1966