Dale Jarrett & Ford Quality Care, Breast Cancer Awareness Collectible Car Set, 2000

Summary

Ford drew attention to breast cancer and the fight for a cure with this 2003 promotional item. Promotional materials usually emphasize only the company brand, but this item also highlighted the company's philanthropic ventures. Donors to "Race Fans for a Cure," which supported the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, received two NASCAR Ford Taurus race cars in a collectible tin.

Ford drew attention to breast cancer and the fight for a cure with this 2003 promotional item. Promotional materials usually emphasize only the company brand, but this item also highlighted the company's philanthropic ventures. Donors to "Race Fans for a Cure," which supported the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, received two NASCAR Ford Taurus race cars in a collectible tin.

Artifact

Collectible

Date Made

2000

Subject Date

1999-2000

Creators

Action Performance Companies, Inc. 

Place of Creation

China 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2005.1.1871.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Archives.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Acrylic (Plastic)

Dimensions

Height: 1.625 in  (tin)

Width: 5 in  (tin )

Length: 3.5 in  (tin)

Inscriptions

top and sides of model; sides of tin: 88 signature above doors of model; on sides of the tin: DALE JARRETT imprinted on bottom of white model: MADE IN CHINA / 1999 TAURUS USED UNDER LICENSE on lid of tin: 1.800.I'M.AWARE sticker on lid: DALE JARRETT / #88 QUALITY CARE / 1999 TAURAS / 1 OF 10,000 / P649901041-5 imprinted on bottom of blue model: MADE IN CHINA / 2000TAURUS USED UNDER LICENSE.

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