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- Loading Luggage into the Trunk of 1939 Ford V-8 Automobile - Packing was easier by the late 1930s, when cars had integrated trunks. In this photograph, Ford promoted the spacious trunk of its 1939 V-8 Fordor Sedan.
- October 04, 1938
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Loading Luggage into the Trunk of 1939 Ford V-8 Automobile
Packing was easier by the late 1930s, when cars had integrated trunks. In this photograph, Ford promoted the spacious trunk of its 1939 V-8 Fordor Sedan.
- Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - In 1940, Ford Motor Company sponsored Typical American Family contests to send families from each state to the New York World's Fair. The winning family from western Washington State was chauffeured across the country in a Deluxe Ford V-8 driven by Austin Simonds. According to Ford promotional material, Simonds, a resident of Alaska, once ran a dog sled team.
- May 20, 1940
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Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
In 1940, Ford Motor Company sponsored Typical American Family contests to send families from each state to the New York World's Fair. The winning family from western Washington State was chauffeured across the country in a Deluxe Ford V-8 driven by Austin Simonds. According to Ford promotional material, Simonds, a resident of Alaska, once ran a dog sled team.
- Woman Poses with Ford Automobile, August 1946 -
- August 16, 1946
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Woman Poses with Ford Automobile, August 1946
- Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- June 18, 1940
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Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- Florida Girls with Ford Automobiles at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 -
- 1939
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Florida Girls with Ford Automobiles at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
- Booklet, "100 Reasons Why You Should Own a Ford V-8," 1934 - Ford Motor Company's 1934 models featured only minor changes from the previous year. The grille had fewer vertical bars, side hood louvers went from curved to straight, and new painted hubcaps were seen on V-8 cars. Prices started at $585 for a Fordor sedan with the V-8. The four-cylinder Fordor was priced $50 lower. Calendar year production was 563,921 units.
- 1934
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Booklet, "100 Reasons Why You Should Own a Ford V-8," 1934
Ford Motor Company's 1934 models featured only minor changes from the previous year. The grille had fewer vertical bars, side hood louvers went from curved to straight, and new painted hubcaps were seen on V-8 cars. Prices started at $585 for a Fordor sedan with the V-8. The four-cylinder Fordor was priced $50 lower. Calendar year production was 563,921 units.
- Man with a 1935 Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan, December 1934 - Ford Motor Company's 1935 models received a new lower and more streamlined look. Fenders were rounded and the side hood louvers were given four horizontal brightwork strips. Parking lamps were made integral with the headlamps, and the headlamp shells were painted to match the body color. Total production for the calendar year was 942,439 units.
- December 20, 1934
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Man with a 1935 Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan, December 1934
Ford Motor Company's 1935 models received a new lower and more streamlined look. Fenders were rounded and the side hood louvers were given four horizontal brightwork strips. Parking lamps were made integral with the headlamps, and the headlamp shells were painted to match the body color. Total production for the calendar year was 942,439 units.
- President Harry Truman and Henry Ford II in Ford Automobile, September 1945 - Like all American automakers, Ford Motor Company did not build civilian automobiles during America's involvement in World War II. Instead, the company manufactured military equipment. After civilian auto production resumed, company executive Henry Ford II gifted the first new Ford car -- a 1946 Super Deluxe Tudor -- to U.S. President Harry Truman in September 1945.
- September 08, 1945
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President Harry Truman and Henry Ford II in Ford Automobile, September 1945
Like all American automakers, Ford Motor Company did not build civilian automobiles during America's involvement in World War II. Instead, the company manufactured military equipment. After civilian auto production resumed, company executive Henry Ford II gifted the first new Ford car -- a 1946 Super Deluxe Tudor -- to U.S. President Harry Truman in September 1945.
- Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- July 15, 1940
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Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- June 18, 1940
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Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.