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- Correspondence between George Haviland, John Breeden and Walt Taylor regarding the Ford XP Bordinat Cobra, December 1965 - Created under Eugene Bordinat, director of Ford Motor Company's design efforts, the Ford XP Cobra proposal suggested a sleek new body for Carroll Shelby's Cobra sports car. The prototype featured the 289-cubic-inch V-8, but with room to accommodate the larger 427 engine. The XP proposal wasn't adopted, and Cobras continued to use British AC roadster bodies.
- 08 December 1965-10 December 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence between George Haviland, John Breeden and Walt Taylor regarding the Ford XP Bordinat Cobra, December 1965
Created under Eugene Bordinat, director of Ford Motor Company's design efforts, the Ford XP Cobra proposal suggested a sleek new body for Carroll Shelby's Cobra sports car. The prototype featured the 289-cubic-inch V-8, but with room to accommodate the larger 427 engine. The XP proposal wasn't adopted, and Cobras continued to use British AC roadster bodies.
- Correspondence between Ford Motor Company Personell and Roger A. Caras regarding the Ford Aurora in "2001: A Space Odyssey," August to September, 1965 - In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.
- 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence between Ford Motor Company Personell and Roger A. Caras regarding the Ford Aurora in "2001: A Space Odyssey," August to September, 1965
In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.