Rating Sheet for Drivers, 1938

THF628698 / Rating Sheet for Drivers, 1938 / front
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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company created the Ford Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Young drivers could compete in state and national championships, which included a driving test. The League's staff surveyed driving instructors throughout the country for ways to best score a contestant's abilities. One instructor sent this rating sheet as an example.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Form (Document)

Date Made

1938

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.440.9

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black (Color)
Tan (Color)

Dimensions

Height: undefined in
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