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Originally Posted by Terry, NJ
Part of the reason for the scarcity of military hardware with Ford's name on it may be Henry's aversion to war.
During WW1, He produced almost nothing for the war effort. He also chartered the "Peace ship" The Christina. He and a lot of others banded together and went to Sweden to negotiate an end to the war. During the war, He produced "Eagle Boats", subchasers.
Terry
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For WWI, Ford produced the M1917 Ambulances. According to some internet research, the first manufacturing contract was awarded to the Ford Motor Company in July 1917 and completed in September 1917. Ford Manufactured more than 2,400 1917 Ambulance bodies through the course of the War.
.....and if anyone is interested in the role of Ford Werke in Germany supporting the Nazi effort during WWII, here is the link to a research study conducted on Ford's role titled
"Research Findings About Ford-Werke Under the Nazi Regime":
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/...caust/Ford.pdf. Ford Werke Germany produced many vehicles for the German Wehrmacht and even used forced labor in their factory. The Ford Motor company however denies that they had any control over what happened in their German subsidiary.
Here is the cover of the Ford Werke Germany news magazine (Werkzeitung = factory newspaper) from 1940 celebrating Hitler's birthday!:
...and a photo of Henry Ford receiving the Grand Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle (from the German Consuls from Detroit and Cleveland) which included a personal congratulatory message from Hitler:
....sorry for the diversion in Ford history..... so back to Model A's, here is a Model AA that was modified for the Danish Resistance during WWII. It sits outside of the Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark:
Fordially,
Brad in Maryland