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- Press Release Views of 1986 Ford Taurus LX - These press release photos show the 1986 Ford Taurus LX wagon and the thoughtfully designed LX interior. The model was a big hit with the public, and other companies adopted similar styling. Eventually people complained that every car looked like a Taurus.
- 1986
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Press Release Views of 1986 Ford Taurus LX
These press release photos show the 1986 Ford Taurus LX wagon and the thoughtfully designed LX interior. The model was a big hit with the public, and other companies adopted similar styling. Eventually people complained that every car looked like a Taurus.
- Dale Jarrett & Ford Quality Care, Breast Cancer Awareness Collectible Car Set, 2000 - Ford drew attention to breast cancer and the fight for a cure with this 2003 promotional item. Promotional materials usually emphasize only the company brand, but this item also highlighted the company's philanthropic ventures. Donors to "Race Fans for a Cure," which supported the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, received two NASCAR Ford Taurus race cars in a collectible tin.
- 1999-2000
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Dale Jarrett & Ford Quality Care, Breast Cancer Awareness Collectible Car Set, 2000
Ford drew attention to breast cancer and the fight for a cure with this 2003 promotional item. Promotional materials usually emphasize only the company brand, but this item also highlighted the company's philanthropic ventures. Donors to "Race Fans for a Cure," which supported the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, received two NASCAR Ford Taurus race cars in a collectible tin.
- "1986 Taurus" Sign Accompanying the "Motor Trend" Car of the Year Trophy - <em>Motor Trend</em> magazine named its first "Car of the Year" in 1949. Over time, the prize has grown to include categories for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. It's also become one of the automotive industry's most respected honors. This "Car of the Year" trophy was given to the development team behind the prize-winning 1986 Ford Taurus.
- 1986
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"1986 Taurus" Sign Accompanying the "Motor Trend" Car of the Year Trophy
Motor Trend magazine named its first "Car of the Year" in 1949. Over time, the prize has grown to include categories for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. It's also become one of the automotive industry's most respected honors. This "Car of the Year" trophy was given to the development team behind the prize-winning 1986 Ford Taurus.
- Sales Brochure, "1986 Ford Cars" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- August 01, 1985
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Sales Brochure, "1986 Ford Cars"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- Sales Brochure, "1987 Ford Cars" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- August 01, 1986
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Sales Brochure, "1987 Ford Cars"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- Sales Brochure, "1989 Ford Cars" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- 1989
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Sales Brochure, "1989 Ford Cars"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- Lyn St. James at Taurus Training, Calumet City, Illinois, December 7, 1996 - Racing driver Lyn St. James's longtime association with Ford Motor Company began soon after she turned pro. Seeing Ford specifically target female car buyers in its advertisements, St. James wrote a letter to the company that pointed out the marketing opportunity in sponsoring her racing efforts. The gambit worked and Ford signed on as a sponsor in 1981.
- December 07, 1996
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Lyn St. James at Taurus Training, Calumet City, Illinois, December 7, 1996
Racing driver Lyn St. James's longtime association with Ford Motor Company began soon after she turned pro. Seeing Ford specifically target female car buyers in its advertisements, St. James wrote a letter to the company that pointed out the marketing opportunity in sponsoring her racing efforts. The gambit worked and Ford signed on as a sponsor in 1981.
- Race Fans For a Cure Collectible Model Car, 2002 - One of Ford Motor Company's philanthropic ventures was Race Fans for a Cure, which supported the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer and fund the search for a cure. Some supporters of Race Fans for a Cure received this collectible model racing car.
- 2002
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Race Fans For a Cure Collectible Model Car, 2002
One of Ford Motor Company's philanthropic ventures was Race Fans for a Cure, which supported the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer and fund the search for a cure. Some supporters of Race Fans for a Cure received this collectible model racing car.
- Sales Brochure, "1990 Ford Cars" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- August 01, 1989
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Sales Brochure, "1990 Ford Cars"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- Sales Brochure, "1996 Ford Cars" - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- August 01, 1995
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Sales Brochure, "1996 Ford Cars"
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.