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- Press Release regarding Work Hours and the Five Dollar Day, Ford Motor Company, January 5, 1914 -
- January 05, 1914
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Press Release regarding Work Hours and the Five Dollar Day, Ford Motor Company, January 5, 1914
- "Ford Rehabilitation Plan More than 25 Years Old," Ford Press Release, July 1946 -
- July 30, 1946
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"Ford Rehabilitation Plan More than 25 Years Old," Ford Press Release, July 1946
- Exterior, Ford Aurora Concept Car, March 31, 1964 - Ford debuted its Aurora concept car at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The futuristic station wagon featured illuminated panels along its body sides; a polarizing sunroof that changed from transparent to opaque with the push of a button; and, instead of a conventional steering wheel, a powered steering bar that required just one half turn from lock to lock.
- March 31, 1964
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Exterior, Ford Aurora Concept Car, March 31, 1964
Ford debuted its Aurora concept car at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The futuristic station wagon featured illuminated panels along its body sides; a polarizing sunroof that changed from transparent to opaque with the push of a button; and, instead of a conventional steering wheel, a powered steering bar that required just one half turn from lock to lock.
- Press Release Photo of a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Automobile - General Motors Corporation's Chevrolet division issued this photograph as part of a 1986 press kit. Photos, along with technical data and news releases, gave dealers and the media key information about the company's latest vehicle line-up.
- 1986
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Press Release Photo of a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Automobile
General Motors Corporation's Chevrolet division issued this photograph as part of a 1986 press kit. Photos, along with technical data and news releases, gave dealers and the media key information about the company's latest vehicle line-up.
- Press Release Photo Showing Engine Compartment of 1986 Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable - The design of the 1986 Ford Taurus was greatly influenced by consumer feedback. Because research showed that many potential customers performed their own maintenance, the engine compartment was designed so that service points were easy to identify and easy to reach.
- 1986
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Press Release Photo Showing Engine Compartment of 1986 Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable
The design of the 1986 Ford Taurus was greatly influenced by consumer feedback. Because research showed that many potential customers performed their own maintenance, the engine compartment was designed so that service points were easy to identify and easy to reach.
- "Javelin" from American Motors, 1968 - This press packet from American Motors Corporation publicized the 1968 Javelin. The car was an AMC "pony car" and a departure from its traditional styling. "Pony cars," small sporty cars with big engines, appealed to baby boomers just coming into the car market in the mid-1960s.
- 1968
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"Javelin" from American Motors, 1968
This press packet from American Motors Corporation publicized the 1968 Javelin. The car was an AMC "pony car" and a departure from its traditional styling. "Pony cars," small sporty cars with big engines, appealed to baby boomers just coming into the car market in the mid-1960s.
- Ford Public Relations Statement Concerning the 1963 Mustang II Concept Car - When the two-seat Mustang I concept car caused so much excitement in 1962, Ford worried that buyers might be disappointed in the four-seat production Mustang already in development. The company built the four-seat Mustang II concept car in 1963 to prepare customers for the general shape and look of the production car. It worked -- few complained about the 1965 Mustang.
- 1964-1965
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Ford Public Relations Statement Concerning the 1963 Mustang II Concept Car
When the two-seat Mustang I concept car caused so much excitement in 1962, Ford worried that buyers might be disappointed in the four-seat production Mustang already in development. The company built the four-seat Mustang II concept car in 1963 to prepare customers for the general shape and look of the production car. It worked -- few complained about the 1965 Mustang.
- 1955 Ford T-800 "Big Job" Dump Truck -
- November 09, 1954
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1955 Ford T-800 "Big Job" Dump Truck
- Press Kit for the Dedication of the Henry Ford Postage Stamp in Greenfield Village, July 30, 1968 - The United States Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring Henry Ford on July 30, 1968 -- the 105th anniversary of Ford's birth. Speakers at the dedication ceremony, held in Greenfield Village, included Postmaster General Marvin Watson, U.S. Representative John Dingell, and Ford Motor Company Chairman and CEO (and Henry Ford's grandson) Henry Ford II.
- July 30, 1968
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Press Kit for the Dedication of the Henry Ford Postage Stamp in Greenfield Village, July 30, 1968
The United States Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring Henry Ford on July 30, 1968 -- the 105th anniversary of Ford's birth. Speakers at the dedication ceremony, held in Greenfield Village, included Postmaster General Marvin Watson, U.S. Representative John Dingell, and Ford Motor Company Chairman and CEO (and Henry Ford's grandson) Henry Ford II.
- Press Release, "The Mustang, Ford Motor Company's New Experimental Sports Car," October 7, 1962 - While it shared its name with the popular production Ford Mustang introduced in 1964, the 1962 Mustang I was an entirely separate project. The experimental Mustang I allowed Ford to test engineering concepts and -- perhaps more importantly -- show the public that the company promoted excitement and innovation. Ford vice presidents Herbert Misch and Gene Bordinat championed the car.
- October 07, 1962
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Press Release, "The Mustang, Ford Motor Company's New Experimental Sports Car," October 7, 1962
While it shared its name with the popular production Ford Mustang introduced in 1964, the 1962 Mustang I was an entirely separate project. The experimental Mustang I allowed Ford to test engineering concepts and -- perhaps more importantly -- show the public that the company promoted excitement and innovation. Ford vice presidents Herbert Misch and Gene Bordinat championed the car.