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- Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- December 16, 1942
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Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- M20 Armored Car Built at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant, March 1945 - Ford's T-26 Command Car, designated M20 by the U.S. Army, combined speed with protection. The vehicle featured six-wheel drive, a cruising range of 400 miles, and a top speed of 56 miles per hour. Armor plating, up to 3/4-inch thick, and a top-mounted .50 caliber machine gun provided further defense. Ford built 3,791 M20 vehicles, all at its Chicago plant.
- March 12, 1945
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M20 Armored Car Built at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant, March 1945
Ford's T-26 Command Car, designated M20 by the U.S. Army, combined speed with protection. The vehicle featured six-wheel drive, a cruising range of 400 miles, and a top speed of 56 miles per hour. Armor plating, up to 3/4-inch thick, and a top-mounted .50 caliber machine gun provided further defense. Ford built 3,791 M20 vehicles, all at its Chicago plant.
- New Ford Tank on Grounds North of Factory, October 5, 1918 - Tanks emerged during World War I in response to trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns. Their tracks -- rather than tires -- handled rough ground, and their armor protected against wire and gunfire. Ford designed a 2 1/2-ton, 2-man tank and sent several examples to France for testing. Results were encouraging, but the war ended before mass production could begin.
- October 05, 1918
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New Ford Tank on Grounds North of Factory, October 5, 1918
Tanks emerged during World War I in response to trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns. Their tracks -- rather than tires -- handled rough ground, and their armor protected against wire and gunfire. Ford designed a 2 1/2-ton, 2-man tank and sent several examples to France for testing. Results were encouraging, but the war ended before mass production could begin.
- Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- November 13, 1942
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Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- Turret and 37 mm Gun for M8 Armored Car, May 1943 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- May 04, 1943
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Turret and 37 mm Gun for M8 Armored Car, May 1943
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- .50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- April 05, 1944
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.50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- First Steel Model of Ford 3-Ton Tank, March 1918 - Tanks emerged during World War I in response to trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns. Their tracks -- rather than tires -- handled rough ground, and their armor protected against wire and gunfire. Based on tests with a Ford-built 2 1/2-ton tank, the automaker received orders for several thousand 3-ton tanks. The war ended before mass production could begin.
- March 28, 1918
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First Steel Model of Ford 3-Ton Tank, March 1918
Tanks emerged during World War I in response to trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns. Their tracks -- rather than tires -- handled rough ground, and their armor protected against wire and gunfire. Based on tests with a Ford-built 2 1/2-ton tank, the automaker received orders for several thousand 3-ton tanks. The war ended before mass production could begin.
- .50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- April 05, 1944
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.50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- U.S. Army Personnel in France with 1.5 Ton Chevrolet Truck, 1945 - Soldiers relaxed for a photograph beside their Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton military truck. At the outbreak of the Second World War, automobile companies retooled to build a variety of military vehicles and equipment. For some American soldiers, they gained new skills learning to operate or repair non-civilian vehicles.
- 1945
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U.S. Army Personnel in France with 1.5 Ton Chevrolet Truck, 1945
Soldiers relaxed for a photograph beside their Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton military truck. At the outbreak of the Second World War, automobile companies retooled to build a variety of military vehicles and equipment. For some American soldiers, they gained new skills learning to operate or repair non-civilian vehicles.
- M20 Armored Car Built at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant, March 1945 - Ford's T-26 Command Car, designated M20 by the U.S. Army, combined speed with protection. The vehicle featured six-wheel drive, a cruising range of 400 miles, and a top speed of 56 miles per hour. Armor plating, up to 3/4-inch thick, and a top-mounted .50 caliber machine gun provided further defense. Ford built 3,791 M20 vehicles, all at its Chicago plant.
- March 12, 1945
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M20 Armored Car Built at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant, March 1945
Ford's T-26 Command Car, designated M20 by the U.S. Army, combined speed with protection. The vehicle featured six-wheel drive, a cruising range of 400 miles, and a top speed of 56 miles per hour. Armor plating, up to 3/4-inch thick, and a top-mounted .50 caliber machine gun provided further defense. Ford built 3,791 M20 vehicles, all at its Chicago plant.