Ford Motor Company Branch in Lima, Ohio, circa 1958
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Ford Motor Company opened an engine plant in Lima, Ohio, in 1957. The factory's first products were V-8 engines for the short-lived Edsel line of automobiles. Later, employees at Lima Engine built engines for Ford vehicles like the Thunderbird, Mustang, Pinto, Taurus, Aerostar, and Ranger.
Ford Motor Company opened an engine plant in Lima, Ohio, in 1957. The factory's first products were V-8 engines for the short-lived Edsel line of automobiles. Later, employees at Lima Engine built engines for Ford vehicles like the Thunderbird, Mustang, Pinto, Taurus, Aerostar, and Ranger.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1958
Subject Date
circa 1958
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.116378.53
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
written on back: Lima, Ohio Engine Plant
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