.50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944

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Artifact Overview

Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

05 April 1944

Subject Date

05 April 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.79620.10

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: 11 in
Width: 8 in

.50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944