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REVIEW OF A PREVIEW [1940 FORD CARS] Part 3

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Preview of the 1940 cars given to the press at Ford Rotunda - reporters entering cars and driving off - Camp Legion produce stand - cars being driven along Ann Arbor Trail to Nankin Mills, Little Newburg plant, Plymouth plant, Waterburg plant, and Northville plant - various small parts manufacturing processes shown inside these plants - police escorted motorcade returning to Ford Rotunda - views of picnic tables and umbrellas set up on lawn - reporters filling plates with food at booth - people at tables - J.R. Davis at table - Edsel B. Ford eating - Hillbilly Band from Rouge plant - women reporters on assembly line helping to build Ford V-8. “The End.” [1939]

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Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects

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Date
1939-01-01
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2:40