Ford Model A Body Panels Prepared for Shipment by Railroad Car, April 1931
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company made most of the bodies used on its Model A vehicles, but some were built by outside vendors like Briggs, Budd, and Murray. This photograph shows a four-door sedan Model A body loaded onto a railroad car. The body was then shipped to Ford, where it was mounted onto a chassis.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 April 1931
Subject Date
20 April 1931
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.56127.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in
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