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Stepping back in time with Ford

Exploring the history of Ford has become easier than ever before with the recent unveiling of a Heritage Vault filled with pictures, brochures and information about icons from the American automaker's past. Find out more here.

If you are an enthusiast of classic and/or vintage cars, you will know that there is no substitute for seeing one of the vehicles in the metal. This is why Ford invited the media to attend a small car show held at The Motor Museum at Casterbridge in Whiteriver. The quaint museum hosts a variety of vehicles from all corners of the world as well as a collection of Ford models that is not often seen anymore.

The museum, which is open to the public and doesn’t demand any entrance fee, spans over three locations and displays classic cars, motorcycles and memorabilia that will get anyone interested in automotive history excited. Amongst the vehicles on display were a few Ford models including a Taunus, a few examples of the Prefect, a Model A and beautifully restored Model Ts.

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Model T

The Ford Model T not only revolutionised how vehicles were built but also was the first vehicle at the time that would be affordable for the middle class in America. In many ways, the Model T can be credited for paving the way for infrastructure too, as up until that point in time, many towns and cities still had dirt roads and no real industry as the transporting of goods relied on trains and horse carriages.

With so many variations, including more utilitarian trucks, the family-friendly Tudor and the more extravagant Coupe and Touring derivatives, the Model T appealed to a great majority of vehicle buyers at the time. In many ways, the same recipes exist today with models such as the Ranger, EcoSport or Everest and Mustang variants.

Both a Model T Truck and a touring are on display at The Motor Museum at Casterbridge amongst all the other very exciting vehicles. But if you cannot visit the museum yourself or want images, brochures and, in some cases, videos of a particular Ford model, there is a new online tool that will help.

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Ford Heritage Vault

As you would expect from an important automaker such as Ford, the company has a full archive of images, audio, brochures and video of their vehicles. While traditionally you would have to visit a museum or contact the archives directly to view these items, Ford has made the process much easier and more accessible.

Journalists, enthusiasts or a member of the public that wants to research more about a particular model or event in Ford’s history can now easily and freely access these assets on the Ford Heritage Vault website. The website contains in excess of 5000 images and product brochures from 1903 all the way up to 2003 from the Ford archives that were started 70 years ago.

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The Vault also incorporates clever technologies such as the ability to translate photos, charts and graphs and other pre-digital assets. This helps people with visual impairments as well as screen readers and interpret websites. Now anyone with a computer or smart device with internet access can scour the Ford archives for digital assets, whether it will be used as part of a school assignment, journalistic write-up or to find out more about the rich history of Ford.

Ryno FourieRyno started his career capturing press images of the latest and greatest vehicles which have subsequently adorned the covers and pages of prominent motoring titles locally and internationally. After a short stint as a photography lecturer, he once again joined the automotive industry as a sub-editor and photographer for a local publication, however, currently, you will find him spending most of his time in the studio creating written, video, and photography content as part of the AutoTrader content team.View News & Reviews

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