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- Drawing, "Rod Ass'y. - Throttle Control" and "Control Ass'y. - Throttle," Lincoln Automobile, August 10, 1939 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- August 10, 1939
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Drawing, "Rod Ass'y. - Throttle Control" and "Control Ass'y. - Throttle," Lincoln Automobile, August 10, 1939
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Drawing, "Hinge - Deck Lid Ass'y," Lincoln Automobile, October 27, 1939 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- October 27, 1939
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Drawing, "Hinge - Deck Lid Ass'y," Lincoln Automobile, October 27, 1939
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Drawing, "Bumper Hanger Cover Assembly for Lincoln Zephyr," September 16, 1938 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- September 16, 1938
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Drawing, "Bumper Hanger Cover Assembly for Lincoln Zephyr," September 16, 1938
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- 1940 Lincoln Continental Coupe, April 1940 - Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- April 22, 1940
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1940 Lincoln Continental Coupe, April 1940
Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- Lincoln Continental Coupe, September 1940 - Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- September 04, 1940
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Lincoln Continental Coupe, September 1940
Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- 1939 Lincoln "Sunshine Special" at Andrews Air Force Base, outside Washington, D.C., circa 1942 - White House staff ordered this limousine for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A world war was looming, so added security was crucial. Custom features made it easier to lift the president -- paralyzed below the waist from an earlier illness -- in and out. And the convertible top allowed the president to greet crowds when he rode out in public.
- circa 1942
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1939 Lincoln "Sunshine Special" at Andrews Air Force Base, outside Washington, D.C., circa 1942
White House staff ordered this limousine for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A world war was looming, so added security was crucial. Custom features made it easier to lift the president -- paralyzed below the waist from an earlier illness -- in and out. And the convertible top allowed the president to greet crowds when he rode out in public.
- New 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet on Display - Lincoln continued its Continental series, introduced for 1940, with only minor changes for 1941. Some 850 Continental Coupes were built in the 1941 model year, retailing for $2,727 each. Another 400 Cabriolets were produced, selling for $2,778 each. Options included leather upholstery, a radio, a heater, and fitted luggage.
- circa 1941
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New 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet on Display
Lincoln continued its Continental series, introduced for 1940, with only minor changes for 1941. Some 850 Continental Coupes were built in the 1941 model year, retailing for $2,727 each. Another 400 Cabriolets were produced, selling for $2,778 each. Options included leather upholstery, a radio, a heater, and fitted luggage.
- 1940 Lincoln Continental Coupe, April 1940 - Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- April 22, 1940
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1940 Lincoln Continental Coupe, April 1940
Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- Drawing, "Rod Assy. - Throttle Control" and "Control Ass'y. - Throttle," Lincoln Automobile, June 14, 1940 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- June 14, 1940
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Drawing, "Rod Assy. - Throttle Control" and "Control Ass'y. - Throttle," Lincoln Automobile, June 14, 1940
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Michigan Certificate of Registration for a Lincoln Zephyr Brunn Town Car Owned by Clara Bryant Ford, 1942 - The more affordable Lincoln Zephyr was introduced for 1936 during the Great Depression. For 1940, the streamlined car's running boards were removed, and the split rear window of previous years was replaced with a single pane of glass. This certificate of registration was for a 1940 model with a notable owner: Clara Ford, mother of Lincoln president Edsel Ford.
- 1942
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Michigan Certificate of Registration for a Lincoln Zephyr Brunn Town Car Owned by Clara Bryant Ford, 1942
The more affordable Lincoln Zephyr was introduced for 1936 during the Great Depression. For 1940, the streamlined car's running boards were removed, and the split rear window of previous years was replaced with a single pane of glass. This certificate of registration was for a 1940 model with a notable owner: Clara Ford, mother of Lincoln president Edsel Ford.