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- 1928 Ford Model AA Truck Chassis, December 1927 - Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- December 01, 1927
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1928 Ford Model AA Truck Chassis, December 1927
Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- 1928 Ford Model AA Stake Truck Parked at Loading Dock, December 1927 - Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- December 01, 1927
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1928 Ford Model AA Stake Truck Parked at Loading Dock, December 1927
Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- 1931 Ford Model AA Express Truck - Ford Motor Company combated sagging Depression-era sales with expanded commercial and truck lines for 1931. Ford offered an array of body types for its Model AA-131 and Model AA-157 truck chassis -- from police patrols and ambulances to school buses and garbage trucks. This versatile, durable express truck was mounted with screens, a canopy top, and side panels.
- February 11, 1931
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1931 Ford Model AA Express Truck
Ford Motor Company combated sagging Depression-era sales with expanded commercial and truck lines for 1931. Ford offered an array of body types for its Model AA-131 and Model AA-157 truck chassis -- from police patrols and ambulances to school buses and garbage trucks. This versatile, durable express truck was mounted with screens, a canopy top, and side panels.
- Children's Activity Book, "Christmas at the Ford Rotunda," 1958 - After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This souvenir Christmas book from 1958 was illustrated by noted children's book illustrator Richard Scarry.
- 1958
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Children's Activity Book, "Christmas at the Ford Rotunda," 1958
After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This souvenir Christmas book from 1958 was illustrated by noted children's book illustrator Richard Scarry.
- Ford V-8 Fire Truck Tractor with Hook and Ladder Trailer at the Highland Park State Bank, March 12, 1936 - This 1936 Ford Model 51 truck included a fire bell on its front bumper and a large tank behind its cab. The truck hauled a 75-foot aerial ladder manufactured by American LaFrance. "Hook and ladder" refers to two essential pieces of firefighting equipment: hooks to tear down potential fire fuel, and ladders to reach people trapped on upper floors.
- March 12, 1936
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Ford V-8 Fire Truck Tractor with Hook and Ladder Trailer at the Highland Park State Bank, March 12, 1936
This 1936 Ford Model 51 truck included a fire bell on its front bumper and a large tank behind its cab. The truck hauled a 75-foot aerial ladder manufactured by American LaFrance. "Hook and ladder" refers to two essential pieces of firefighting equipment: hooks to tear down potential fire fuel, and ladders to reach people trapped on upper floors.
- 1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924 - Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- December 12, 1924
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1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924
Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- 1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924 - Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- December 12, 1924
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1925 Ford Model T Pickup Truck, December 1924
Ford Motor Company introduced its light-duty Model T runabout pickup in April 1925. It came with a factory-installed steel pickup bed measuring 56 inches long by 40-3/4 inches wide. The bed also included an adjustable tailgate and four pockets for stakes. Ford's pickup was priced at $281, and the company sold nearly 33,800 units in that first year.
- Ford Times Cover, March 1917 - Norval Hawkins, the sales manager for Ford Motor Company, developed the idea for a company magazine, <em>Ford Times</em>. Hawkins filled the magazine with information ranging from production methods and testimonials to Ford race victories. Always lively and well illustrated, <em>Ford Times</em> boosted morale at the agencies and branches while serving as another advertising medium.
- March 01, 1917
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Ford Times Cover, March 1917
Norval Hawkins, the sales manager for Ford Motor Company, developed the idea for a company magazine, Ford Times. Hawkins filled the magazine with information ranging from production methods and testimonials to Ford race victories. Always lively and well illustrated, Ford Times boosted morale at the agencies and branches while serving as another advertising medium.
- Drawing, "Side Panel," Ford Model TT Truck, January 28, 1927 - 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.
- January 28, 1927
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Drawing, "Side Panel," Ford Model TT Truck, January 28, 1927
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, "Worm," Forging Size, Ford Model TT Truck, August 26, 1926 - 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 26, 1926
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Drawing, "Worm," Forging Size, Ford Model TT Truck, August 26, 1926
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.