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- Correspondence between Ford Motor Company and U.S. Army regarding the "First Ford Liberty Motor" Shipped Overseas, 1918 -
- 01 July 1918-05 August 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence between Ford Motor Company and U.S. Army regarding the "First Ford Liberty Motor" Shipped Overseas, 1918
- Letter from U.S. Army Major W.C.Allen to Ford Motor Employees regarding the First Liberty Engine Shipped Overseas, August 5, 1918 - Designed at the urging of the United States government, the 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford Motor Company manufactured 3,950 of these engines from May to November 1918. Lincoln, Marmon, Packard, Buick, and Cadillac also built Liberty engines during the war. Altogether, U.S. automakers produced more than 20,000 units.
- August 05, 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from U.S. Army Major W.C.Allen to Ford Motor Employees regarding the First Liberty Engine Shipped Overseas, August 5, 1918
Designed at the urging of the United States government, the 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford Motor Company manufactured 3,950 of these engines from May to November 1918. Lincoln, Marmon, Packard, Buick, and Cadillac also built Liberty engines during the war. Altogether, U.S. automakers produced more than 20,000 units.