We've Proved Its Safety! Its Economy! Its Endurance! Ford Bonus Built School Bus Safety Chassis, 1948

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Artifact Overview

Ford emphasized the safety, economy, and reliability of its school bus chassis in this 1948 advertisement published in several professional education journals. The "Bonus Built" slogan was used with all of Ford's trucks and buses that model year -- suggesting that the all-new designs gave customers more than their money's worth.

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Date Made

1948

Subject Date

1948

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.658

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 9 in

We've Proved Its Safety! Its Economy! Its Endurance! Ford Bonus Built School Bus Safety Chassis, 1948