Lincoln Continental "Nineteen Fifty X" Concept Car, 1952
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Ford revealed the Lincoln Continental Nineteen Fifty X in January 1952. The futuristic concept car was soon renamed the Ford X-100 and used to promote the company's 50th anniversary. Many of its design cues made their way onto production automobiles. The X-100's hooded headlights were used on Lincoln's 1956-1957 models, and its small tailfins and rocket-like taillights appeared on 1961-1963 Thunderbirds.
Ford revealed the Lincoln Continental Nineteen Fifty X in January 1952. The futuristic concept car was soon renamed the Ford X-100 and used to promote the company's 50th anniversary. Many of its design cues made their way onto production automobiles. The X-100's hooded headlights were used on Lincoln's 1956-1957 models, and its small tailfins and rocket-like taillights appeared on 1961-1963 Thunderbirds.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
02 January 1952
Subject Date
10 January 1952
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.97779.11
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
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