Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942

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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 engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

13 November 1942

Subject Date

13 November 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.77191.1

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: 7.75 in
Width: 10.875 in

Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942