#Ford history

Black 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL fastback under streetlights at dusk
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Goodbye Starliner: The 1962 Fastback That Bowed Out

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Red 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL with bucket seats in a period showroom
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The Birth of the 500 XL in 1962

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
White 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner convertible cruising a boulevard at golden hour
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The 1962 Sunliner: Chrome-Era Open-Air Ford

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
White and turquoise 1962 Ford Galaxie with formal roofline in front of a mid-century building
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1962: The Year the Galaxie Grew Up

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Classic 1950s Ford F-100 pickup truck, three-quarter front view
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The Ford F-100 Story: How Ford Built America's Favorite Classic Truck

Patrick Walsh · · 15 min
Row of 1955 Ford Thunderbird two-seaters on a period dealership lot
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How Ford Outsold the Corvette 23 to 1 in 1955

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1955 Ford Thunderbird parked side by side with a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
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Thunderbird vs Corvette 1955: The Rivalry That Defined Both

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1957 Ford Thunderbird two-seater with tailfins and dual exhaust, three-quarter front view
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The 1957 Thunderbird: The Last and Best Two-Seater

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1956 Ford Thunderbird two-seater with continental spare tire kit and porthole hardtop
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The 1956 Thunderbird: Continental Kit and the Porthole Roof

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1955 Ford Thunderbird two-seater, first year model, three-quarter front view
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The 1955 Thunderbird: The First Year of the Personal Car

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1955 Ford Thunderbird two-seater alongside a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
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Why Ford Built the Thunderbird: The Corvette That Started It

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1964 Ford Mustang convertible at a World's Fair pavilion
History & Heritage

The 1964 World's Fair Mustang Debut

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Chrome galloping-horse emblem on a classic Ford Mustang grille
History & Heritage

How the Ford Mustang Got Its Name

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1960s automotive executive beside a new 1964 Ford Mustang
History & Heritage

Lee Iacocca and the Car That Made His Name

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1959 Ford Galaxie 500 with space age fins under a starry twilight sky
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How the Galaxie 500 Got Its Space-Age Name

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
White Ford Thunderbird convertible on coastal highway at golden hour
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How the Thunderbird Became an American Icon

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Ford Thunderbird posed like a vintage 1950s advertising photo shoot
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Selling the Dream: Thunderbird Advertising History

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1978 Ford F-100 pickup with four-headlight grille on a dusty rural lot
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The 1978 Ford F-100

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min