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Every automobile nameplate starts somewhere. Each car here is the first of its type.

1928 Ford Model A Touring Car, Owned by Thomas Edison

1936 Lincoln Zephyr Sedan - 5

1939 Mercury 8 Town Sedan - 1

1949 Ford Tudor Sedan - 5

1958 Edsel Citation Hardtop - 5

1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, Serial Number One - 5

1981 Ford Escort GLX Sedan - 3

1983 Honda Accord LX Sedan. On Loan from Honda of America Manufacturing., Inc. - 3

2002 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop

Keywords	cars Ford Model A mustang
Themes	Mobility

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