Drawing, "Support Assy. - Rear Floor Pan to Wheelhouse Top Panel," Ford GPA, December 14, 1942

Summary

The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.

The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.

Artifact

Technical Drawing

Subject Date

14 December 1942

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.1.1701.GPA.1711224.12141942

Credit

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

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 70 mm

Connect 3

Discover curious connections between artifacts.

Learn More