Front Exterior, Ford Aurora Concept Car, March 31, 1964

Summary

Ford Motor Company introduced its Aurora concept car at the 1964 New York World's Fair. In place of conventional headlights, the futuristic station wagon used a bank of 12 one-inch sealed-beam units. These lights could be adjusted to several levels of brightness between their dimmest and brightest settings.

Ford Motor Company introduced its Aurora concept car at the 1964 New York World's Fair. In place of conventional headlights, the futuristic station wagon used a bank of 12 one-inch sealed-beam units. These lights could be adjusted to several levels of brightness between their dimmest and brightest settings.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

31 March 1964

Subject Date

31 March 1964

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.1.1251.135

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

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