Accessories and Special Equipment for Ford V-8 Trucks, 1938
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Pickup trucks were seen as workhorses in the 1930s, so manufacturers offered only a few practical options. In 1938, a Ford customer might choose to improve a new pickup with a heavy-duty suspension, a windshield defroster, turn signals, vacuum-powered windshield wipers, or a locking fuel cap. The optional radio was the most extravagant thing available.
Pickup trucks were seen as workhorses in the 1930s, so manufacturers offered only a few practical options. In 1938, a Ford customer might choose to improve a new pickup with a heavy-duty suspension, a windshield defroster, turn signals, vacuum-powered windshield wipers, or a locking fuel cap. The optional radio was the most extravagant thing available.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
29 March 1938
Subject Date
29 March 1938
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.70023
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.75 in
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