Historic Ford autos are on show inside Union Station’s Major Corridor as a part of a free public exhibit working July 1-14. (Credit score: Ford Motor Firm)
Ford is popping one in all Washington, D.C.’s busiest transit hubs right into a showcase of American trade, innovation and horsepower for the nation’s 250th birthday.
The automaker has opened “Driving America Ahead,” a free Union Station exhibit that traces Ford’s 123-year affect on American life — from the manufacturing unit ground and World Struggle II to farms, racetracks and popular culture.
The exhibit runs July 1 by July 14 as tens of millions of tourists journey by the nation’s capital for Fourth of July celebrations.
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Historic Ford autos are displayed all through Union Station’s Major Corridor for the automaker’s “Driving America Ahead” exhibit. (Ford Motor Firm)
Ted Ryan, Ford’s heritage and model supervisor, informed FOX Enterprise that Union Station was chosen due to its fixed crowds and dramatic structure.
“Union Station was chosen as a result of it’s so extremely visited,” Ryan mentioned. “… The setting is simply spectacular — the marble ground, the vaulted ceiling. It’s a stupendous venue to show some completely wonderful automobiles.”
The objective, Ryan mentioned, is for guests to depart with a greater understanding of Ford’s position past the meeting line.
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A 1966 Stroppe Baja Racer Bronco is featured in Ford’s free public exhibit at Union Station.
“What we would like folks to stroll away saying is, ‘Oh my gosh, I didn’t know Ford did that,’” Ryan mentioned.
The exhibit contains a vary of autos, together with the final Mannequin T ever constructed. Ryan mentioned the automotive, launched in 1908, reworked transportation and at one level accounted for 57% of all automobiles on this planet.
Different autos on show embrace a 1928 Mannequin A Roadster, a 1934 Flatbed Ford V8 pickup loaned by Jay Leno, a 1941 Ford GP, a 1951 Ford tractor, a 1954 F-100, a 1964 Mustang used within the New York World’s Truthful trip, a 1956 Ford Thunderbird, amongst others.
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A 1934 Flathead Ford V-8 pickup is displayed inside Ford’s “Driving America Ahead” exhibit at Union Station in Washington, D.C. (Ford Motor Firm)
Ryan mentioned the lineup was chosen to point out Ford’s attain past passenger automobiles — from farms and factories to battlefields and racetracks.
Archival shows additionally highlight lesser-known Ford improvements, together with early mail-sorting expertise, barcode and ZIP code readers, and the corporate’s position in serving to construct Mission Management in Houston for the Apollo program.
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“It is free and open to the general public,” Ryan mentioned. “Come and benefit from the air-con at Union Station and luxuriate in some completely gorgeous automobiles.”
