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- Targa Florio Road Race, Sicily, Italy, May 1963 -
- May 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Targa Florio Road Race, Sicily, Italy, May 1963
- Rockingham Ware Case in Decorative Arts Gallery in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Rockingham Ware Case in Decorative Arts Gallery in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1960
- Glaze-Decorated Redware Case in Decorative Arts Gallery in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Glaze-Decorated Redware Case in Decorative Arts Gallery in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1960
- Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Billboard, 1957 -
- March 08, 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Billboard, 1957
- Rendering of Morgantown, West Virginia, People Mover Vehicle, circa 1971 - In 1975, West Virginia University opened a personal rapid transit (PRT) system connecting its three campuses in Morgantown, West Virginia. Installed with support from the U.S. Department of Transportation, WVU's automated system was used to test the PRT concept. Michigan-based firm Sundberg-Ferar prepared a series of design proposals for the Morgantown PRT vehicles.
- circa 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Rendering of Morgantown, West Virginia, People Mover Vehicle, circa 1971
In 1975, West Virginia University opened a personal rapid transit (PRT) system connecting its three campuses in Morgantown, West Virginia. Installed with support from the U.S. Department of Transportation, WVU's automated system was used to test the PRT concept. Michigan-based firm Sundberg-Ferar prepared a series of design proposals for the Morgantown PRT vehicles.
- Parade on Michigan Avenue during Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1957 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- September 07, 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Parade on Michigan Avenue during Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1957
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- Augie Pabst in Scarab Mark II at United States Grand Prix Sports Cars Race, Riverside, California, October 1959 - August "Augie" Pabst, Jr., began his ten-year racing career in 1956 at Wisconsin's Milwaukee Mile, in his hometown. Mostly active in sports car competitions, Pabst earned national championships in 1959 and 1960. After retiring from motorsports, Pabst became an executive at his family's Pabst Brewing Company. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2011.
- 10 October 1959 - 11 October 1959
- Collections - Artifact
Augie Pabst in Scarab Mark II at United States Grand Prix Sports Cars Race, Riverside, California, October 1959
August "Augie" Pabst, Jr., began his ten-year racing career in 1956 at Wisconsin's Milwaukee Mile, in his hometown. Mostly active in sports car competitions, Pabst earned national championships in 1959 and 1960. After retiring from motorsports, Pabst became an executive at his family's Pabst Brewing Company. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2011.
- International Gardens Display at the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 - For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. The International Gardens display, featuring 12 miniature villages, represented Ford's global reach.
- 1964-1965
- Collections - Artifact
International Gardens Display at the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965
For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. The International Gardens display, featuring 12 miniature villages, represented Ford's global reach.
- "Smart Fun Field Trip" at Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, 1994 -
- 1994
- Collections - Artifact
"Smart Fun Field Trip" at Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, 1994
- Ford Aurora on Display at New York World's Fair Product Salon, 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.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Aurora on Display at New York World's Fair Product Salon, 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.