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- Ford Public Relations Office Memo regarding Car Enthusiast Anton's Letter and Design Drawings, April 1965 - Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- April 01, 1965
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Ford Public Relations Office Memo regarding Car Enthusiast Anton's Letter and Design Drawings, April 1965
Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Roger A. Caras regarding Ford Aurora in "2001: Space Odyssey," June, 1965 - In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.
- June 01, 1965
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Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Roger A. Caras regarding Ford Aurora in "2001: Space Odyssey," June, 1965
In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.
- Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Richard Morris, May 1965 -
- 19 May 1965-24 May 1965
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Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Richard Morris, May 1965
- Memo from Milton West to Richard Morris regarding Letter from Car Enthusiast Alan, Age 12, June 21, 1965 - In 1965, a 12-year-old Massachusetts enthusiast wrote to Ford Motor Company. The boy, named Alan, complimented Ford on the Lincoln Continental and various concept cars he saw at the New York World's Fair. Milton D. West, a Ford public relations assistant, replied by sending Alan publicity materials with more information about some of Ford's concept cars.
- June 21, 1965
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Memo from Milton West to Richard Morris regarding Letter from Car Enthusiast Alan, Age 12, June 21, 1965
In 1965, a 12-year-old Massachusetts enthusiast wrote to Ford Motor Company. The boy, named Alan, complimented Ford on the Lincoln Continental and various concept cars he saw at the New York World's Fair. Milton D. West, a Ford public relations assistant, replied by sending Alan publicity materials with more information about some of Ford's concept cars.