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- Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Roger A. Caras regarding Ford Aurora in "2001: Space Odyssey," December 1965 - In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.
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Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Roger A. Caras regarding Ford Aurora in "2001: Space Odyssey," December 1965
In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.