2016 Ford GT 40 Percent Clay Model, 2014
THF186045 / 2016 Ford GT 40 Percent Clay Model, 2014
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans in 2016 with the Ford GT. Designers refined the car working with this scale clay model, 40 percent the size of the finished car. Computer-aided design was powerful but, when it came to seeing design proposals in the real world, it was still no substitute for modeling with traditional clay.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Scale model
Date Made
2014
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.79.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Comapny.
Material
Clay
Rubber (Material)
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 17.5 in
Width: 31 in (at widest)
Length: 73 in
Inscriptions
on front:
Ford
on back:
GT
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