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- Ford Service Exhibit at Dallas Centennial Exposition, February 1937 - The Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas celebrated the frontier past of Texas, especially its 1836 victory over Mexico. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, among the largest of industrial firms' buildings at the fair, was designed by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its interior displays focused on how agriculture and natural resources of the Southwest could be transformed into car parts.
- February 16, 1937
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Ford Service Exhibit at Dallas Centennial Exposition, February 1937
The Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas celebrated the frontier past of Texas, especially its 1836 victory over Mexico. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, among the largest of industrial firms' buildings at the fair, was designed by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its interior displays focused on how agriculture and natural resources of the Southwest could be transformed into car parts.
- Genuine Ford V-8 Parts and Accessories Window Display, 1935 - Ford Motor Company offered a variety of accessories for its cars, trucks and engines in the 1930s. Cleaners and polishes enhanced a vehicle's appearance. Lubricants and repair kits improved engine performance and economy. Convenience accessories like luggage carriers, clocks and radios added comfort and convenience while traveling.
- April 30, 1935
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Genuine Ford V-8 Parts and Accessories Window Display, 1935
Ford Motor Company offered a variety of accessories for its cars, trucks and engines in the 1930s. Cleaners and polishes enhanced a vehicle's appearance. Lubricants and repair kits improved engine performance and economy. Convenience accessories like luggage carriers, clocks and radios added comfort and convenience while traveling.
- Bill Wood Motor Company Parts and Accessories Display, Oakland, California, February 1937 - Ford Motor Company inaugurated a system of competing dealership franchises in 1914. Dealers sold Ford vehicles, offered repair services, and stocked spare parts and automobile accessories. Dealership parts and service departments lured customers with displays and advertisements. The department also served as a reminder to potential car buyers that the dealership provided extra services after the sale.
- February 08, 1937
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Bill Wood Motor Company Parts and Accessories Display, Oakland, California, February 1937
Ford Motor Company inaugurated a system of competing dealership franchises in 1914. Dealers sold Ford vehicles, offered repair services, and stocked spare parts and automobile accessories. Dealership parts and service departments lured customers with displays and advertisements. The department also served as a reminder to potential car buyers that the dealership provided extra services after the sale.
- Consolidated Motors Parts and Accessories Display, Pheonix, Arizona, February 1937 - Ford Motor Company inaugurated a system of competing dealership franchises in 1914. Dealers sold Ford vehicles, offered repair services, and stocked spare parts and automobile accessories. Dealership parts and service departments lured customers with displays and advertisements. The department also served as a reminder to potential car buyers that the dealership provided extra services after the sale.
- February 08, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Consolidated Motors Parts and Accessories Display, Pheonix, Arizona, February 1937
Ford Motor Company inaugurated a system of competing dealership franchises in 1914. Dealers sold Ford vehicles, offered repair services, and stocked spare parts and automobile accessories. Dealership parts and service departments lured customers with displays and advertisements. The department also served as a reminder to potential car buyers that the dealership provided extra services after the sale.
- Herbert E. Woodward Christmas Window Display, 1937 -
- April 20, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Herbert E. Woodward Christmas Window Display, 1937
- Genuine Ford V-8 Parts and Accessories Window Display, 1935 - Ford Motor Company offered a variety of accessories for its cars, trucks and engines in the 1930s. Cleaners and polishes enhanced a vehicle's appearance. Lubricants and repair kits improved engine performance and economy. Convenience accessories like luggage carriers, clocks and radios added comfort and convenience while traveling.
- April 30, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Genuine Ford V-8 Parts and Accessories Window Display, 1935
Ford Motor Company offered a variety of accessories for its cars, trucks and engines in the 1930s. Cleaners and polishes enhanced a vehicle's appearance. Lubricants and repair kits improved engine performance and economy. Convenience accessories like luggage carriers, clocks and radios added comfort and convenience while traveling.
- Fuller Auto Company Ford Dealership Parts Display, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 1936 - Ford Motor Company inaugurated a system of competing dealership franchises in 1914. Dealers sold Ford vehicles, offered repair services, and stocked spare parts and automobile accessories. Dealership parts and service departments lured customers with displays and advertisements. The department also served as a reminder to potential car buyers that the dealership provided extra services after the sale.
- July 24, 1936
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Fuller Auto Company Ford Dealership Parts Display, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 1936
Ford Motor Company inaugurated a system of competing dealership franchises in 1914. Dealers sold Ford vehicles, offered repair services, and stocked spare parts and automobile accessories. Dealership parts and service departments lured customers with displays and advertisements. The department also served as a reminder to potential car buyers that the dealership provided extra services after the sale.
- Chassis and Reconditioned Parts Display at Atlantic City Branch, July 1936 - Ford Motor Company promoted its mechanical braking system, and the company's reconditioned-parts program, in this display at Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1936. Ford's mechanical brakes were increasingly out-of-date. By this time, most automakers used hydraulic braking systems on their cars. Ford adopted hydraulic brakes for 1939.
- July 23, 1936
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Chassis and Reconditioned Parts Display at Atlantic City Branch, July 1936
Ford Motor Company promoted its mechanical braking system, and the company's reconditioned-parts program, in this display at Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1936. Ford's mechanical brakes were increasingly out-of-date. By this time, most automakers used hydraulic braking systems on their cars. Ford adopted hydraulic brakes for 1939.
- Ford Service Exhibit at Dallas Centennial Exposition, February 1937 - The Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas celebrated the frontier past of Texas, especially its 1836 victory over Mexico. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, among the largest of industrial firms' buildings at the fair, was designed by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its interior displays focused on how agriculture and natural resources of the Southwest could be transformed into car parts.
- February 16, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Service Exhibit at Dallas Centennial Exposition, February 1937
The Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas celebrated the frontier past of Texas, especially its 1836 victory over Mexico. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, among the largest of industrial firms' buildings at the fair, was designed by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its interior displays focused on how agriculture and natural resources of the Southwest could be transformed into car parts.
- Ford Battery Display, October 1940 - Ford sold car batteries as part of its accessories program. Dry-cell batteries were marketed with 13 plates, 15 plates or 17 plates per cell. More plates meant a higher ampere-hours rating. Customers could trade in old batteries toward the purchase of new ones. The Ford-branded batteries were made by Electric Battery Company and Willard Storage Battery Company.
- October 08, 1940
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Ford Battery Display, October 1940
Ford sold car batteries as part of its accessories program. Dry-cell batteries were marketed with 13 plates, 15 plates or 17 plates per cell. More plates meant a higher ampere-hours rating. Customers could trade in old batteries toward the purchase of new ones. The Ford-branded batteries were made by Electric Battery Company and Willard Storage Battery Company.