Man inside Ford Aurora Concept Car at New York World's Fair, 1964

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company introduced its Aurora concept car at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The station wagon's futuristic features included an interior "communications console" that could operate an AM/FM radio, a television set, and a sound-recording device. The Aurora also contained a table with a cabinet for storing ice and beverages.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1964

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

72.300.1109.86

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Man inside Ford Aurora Concept Car at New York World's Fair, 1964