Letter from Roger A. Caras to John Breeden, Jr. regarding Ford Aurora in "2001: A Space Odyssey," September 15, 1965

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Artifact Overview

In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter

Date Made

15 September 1965

Subject Date

09 September 1965

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1251.141

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 in
Width: 7.0 in

Inscriptions

signed in blue ink: "Roger A. Caras"