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- The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters Displaying "VOTE" Sign, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960 - By strategically lighting the grid pattern formed by windows in Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II World Center, the automaker created special messages on the building's south face. Over the years, the headquarters building displayed messages commemorating holidays, production milestones, racing victories, and other notable events. This message reminded people to vote on Election Day, November 8, 1960.
- November 01, 1960
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The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters Displaying "VOTE" Sign, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960
By strategically lighting the grid pattern formed by windows in Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II World Center, the automaker created special messages on the building's south face. Over the years, the headquarters building displayed messages commemorating holidays, production milestones, racing victories, and other notable events. This message reminded people to vote on Election Day, November 8, 1960.
- Stamping Presses in the Ford Plant in Buffalo, New York, April 1952 - Ford Motor Company opened a stamping plant in Buffalo, New York, in 1950. The facility produced sheet metal stampings and welded sub-assembly components for other Ford factories. The Buffalo Stamping Plant was expanded several times over the years. By the 2020s, its floor space had doubled from an initial 1.2 million square feet to more than 2.4 million square feet.
- April 17, 1952
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Stamping Presses in the Ford Plant in Buffalo, New York, April 1952
Ford Motor Company opened a stamping plant in Buffalo, New York, in 1950. The facility produced sheet metal stampings and welded sub-assembly components for other Ford factories. The Buffalo Stamping Plant was expanded several times over the years. By the 2020s, its floor space had doubled from an initial 1.2 million square feet to more than 2.4 million square feet.
- Ford Motor Company Advanced Styling Section, circa 1953 -
- circa 1953
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Ford Motor Company Advanced Styling Section, circa 1953
- 75 Year Span - Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in 1978 - First Factory in 1903 - Ford Motor Company's growth from 1903 to 1978 is illustrated by this image. At bottom is the automaker's original single-story factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. At top is the 12-story Henry Ford II World Center, built in Dearborn in 1953-1956 to house Ford's world headquarters. Ford outgrew Mack Avenue quickly, relocating to a building on Detroit's Piquette Avenue in late 1904.
- 1903 and 1978
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75 Year Span - Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in 1978 - First Factory in 1903
Ford Motor Company's growth from 1903 to 1978 is illustrated by this image. At bottom is the automaker's original single-story factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. At top is the 12-story Henry Ford II World Center, built in Dearborn in 1953-1956 to house Ford's world headquarters. Ford outgrew Mack Avenue quickly, relocating to a building on Detroit's Piquette Avenue in late 1904.
- 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, November 1954 - The Fairlane series represented Ford's premium trim level for 1955, and the Crown Victoria name was used on the top two-door Fairlane cars. The B pillars behind the doors wrapped up and over the roof, giving these cars a "crown" of chrome. Years later, Crown Victoria became a separate Ford model of its own.
- November 10, 1954
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1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, November 1954
The Fairlane series represented Ford's premium trim level for 1955, and the Crown Victoria name was used on the top two-door Fairlane cars. The B pillars behind the doors wrapped up and over the roof, giving these cars a "crown" of chrome. Years later, Crown Victoria became a separate Ford model of its own.
- Ford Mystere Concept Car, 1955 - The 1955 Ford Mystere concept car epitomized jet-age automotive design. The car's tilting roof canopy and swiveling seats eased entry and exit, and its throw-over steering wheel could be used from either front seat. Promotional material described the Mystere as being powered by a rear-mounted gas turbine engine, but the physical show car had no engine and was not functional.
- October 05, 1955
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Ford Mystere Concept Car, 1955
The 1955 Ford Mystere concept car epitomized jet-age automotive design. The car's tilting roof canopy and swiveling seats eased entry and exit, and its throw-over steering wheel could be used from either front seat. Promotional material described the Mystere as being powered by a rear-mounted gas turbine engine, but the physical show car had no engine and was not functional.
- "Electric Brain" at the Ford Motor Company Cleveland Engine Plant, January 1952 - Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- January 28, 1952
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"Electric Brain" at the Ford Motor Company Cleveland Engine Plant, January 1952
Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- Crankshaft Drilling Machine at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Crankshaft Drilling Machine at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, circa 1950
- Ford Mystere Concept Car, 1955 - The 1955 Ford Mystere concept car epitomized jet-age automotive design. The car's tilting roof canopy and swiveling seats eased entry and exit, and its throw-over steering wheel could be used from either front seat. Promotional material described the Mystere as being powered by a rear-mounted gas turbine engine, but the physical show car had no engine and was not functional.
- October 05, 1955
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Ford Mystere Concept Car, 1955
The 1955 Ford Mystere concept car epitomized jet-age automotive design. The car's tilting roof canopy and swiveling seats eased entry and exit, and its throw-over steering wheel could be used from either front seat. Promotional material described the Mystere as being powered by a rear-mounted gas turbine engine, but the physical show car had no engine and was not functional.
- William Clay Ford, Benson Ford, and Henry Ford II in a 1958 Edsel Citation Automobile, August 1957 - William Clay Ford (left), Benson Ford (center) and Henry Ford II posed in a 1958 Edsel Citation convertible. The Edsel was named for their father, Edsel Ford, and launched with great fanfare in the fall of 1957. The mid-priced brand was positioned between Ford and Mercury. Sales fell short of expectations, and the line was discontinued after the 1960 model year.
- August 27, 1957
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William Clay Ford, Benson Ford, and Henry Ford II in a 1958 Edsel Citation Automobile, August 1957
William Clay Ford (left), Benson Ford (center) and Henry Ford II posed in a 1958 Edsel Citation convertible. The Edsel was named for their father, Edsel Ford, and launched with great fanfare in the fall of 1957. The mid-priced brand was positioned between Ford and Mercury. Sales fell short of expectations, and the line was discontinued after the 1960 model year.