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- Advertising Poster, "Ford on the American Road," 1962-1965 - The evolution of Ford Motor Company vehicles through 1965 is illustrated in this colorful advertisement. The line starts with the 1896 Quadricycle and the 1902 "999" race car, and it includes four variants of the pivotal Model T. The Lincoln and Mercury marques are each represented with multiple cars. Later important Ford models, like Thunderbird and Mustang, finish the progression.

- 1962 - 1965
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Advertising Poster, "Ford on the American Road," 1962-1965
The evolution of Ford Motor Company vehicles through 1965 is illustrated in this colorful advertisement. The line starts with the 1896 Quadricycle and the 1902 "999" race car, and it includes four variants of the pivotal Model T. The Lincoln and Mercury marques are each represented with multiple cars. Later important Ford models, like Thunderbird and Mustang, finish the progression.
- Women in Ford Model K, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to construct and maintain its exhibition building at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The building housed industrial demonstrations and educational displays highlighting Ford products. Ford hired information girls to answer questions posed by the over 15 million visitors who passed through the Ford Exposition Building.

- June 17, 1939
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Women in Ford Model K, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to construct and maintain its exhibition building at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The building housed industrial demonstrations and educational displays highlighting Ford products. Ford hired information girls to answer questions posed by the over 15 million visitors who passed through the Ford Exposition Building.
- Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904 - Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.

- 1904
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Ford Model B and Model K in Testing Lab, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1904
Workers pose in the testing lab at Ford Motor Company's second factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit. Models B (left) and K (right) were large, expensive automobiles. Ford soon abandoned their production, finding success with smaller, more affordable cars.
- Henry Ford with Ford Model K Race Car on Beach in New Jersey, 1905 - Henry Ford's most unsuccessful racing car used a six-cylinder engine from the Ford Model K passenger car. In 1905 Ford attempted to set new world speed records in the car on the beaches at both Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey, but failed each time. Here Henry faces the camera while mechanics work on the car behind him.

- 1905
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Henry Ford with Ford Model K Race Car on Beach in New Jersey, 1905
Henry Ford's most unsuccessful racing car used a six-cylinder engine from the Ford Model K passenger car. In 1905 Ford attempted to set new world speed records in the car on the beaches at both Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey, but failed each time. Here Henry faces the camera while mechanics work on the car behind him.
- 1907 Ford Model K Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1962 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.

- September 16, 1962
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1907 Ford Model K Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1962
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.
- 1907 Ford Model K Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1962 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.

- September 16, 1962
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1907 Ford Model K Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1962
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.
- Wreckage of Ford Model K "666" Race Car Driven by Frank Kulick, 1907 - Frank Kulick was Ford Motor Company's top factory racing driver from 1904 to 1913. He earned trophies and headlines by competing in Ford-powered cars throughout the United States. In the fall of 1907, Kulick was badly injured in a crash with the Ford "666" racer. The accident left him with a fractured kneecap, a broken leg, and a lifelong limp.

- 1907
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Wreckage of Ford Model K "666" Race Car Driven by Frank Kulick, 1907
Frank Kulick was Ford Motor Company's top factory racing driver from 1904 to 1913. He earned trophies and headlines by competing in Ford-powered cars throughout the United States. In the fall of 1907, Kulick was badly injured in a crash with the Ford "666" racer. The accident left him with a fractured kneecap, a broken leg, and a lifelong limp.
- Ford Model K, 1906 - Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N launched the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.

- October 25, 1920
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Ford Model K, 1906
Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N launched the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.
- North Carolina Contest Winner in Ford Model K, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company sponsored various contests throughout the U.S. to send people to the New York World's Fair. Luther Stephens won his trip for being the top Ford salesman in Raleigh, North Carolina, and second best in the state for February and March 1939. While at the fair, Stephens visited the displays at the Ford Exposition building.

- June 19, 1939
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North Carolina Contest Winner in Ford Model K, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company sponsored various contests throughout the U.S. to send people to the New York World's Fair. Luther Stephens won his trip for being the top Ford salesman in Raleigh, North Carolina, and second best in the state for February and March 1939. While at the fair, Stephens visited the displays at the Ford Exposition building.
- 1907 Ford Model K Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1962 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.

- September 16, 1962
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1907 Ford Model K Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1962
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.