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MOOD OF the future is continued in the Styling display, for here
the world of tomorrow is being created today. This, too, is a
projection in time, and the forms are necessarily abstract, for
such advanced styling concepts must anticipate inevitable engineering
innovations. Will the vehicle ride on a cushion of air like the
experimental Ford Levacar? Will it also fly? If so, what kind
of propulsion will it use? Suppose it is amphibious, what kind
of stying and design would it require? Within this abstract dimensional
environment, stylists must be able to conceive and create in
order to lead -- in order to bring to reality the cars of the
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| GUESTS
AT THE Adventures in Science display may be surprised -- perhaps
even a little amazed -- to discover the breadth and depth of
the Company's activities in the exotic worlds of advanced research
and development. |
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| For the purpose of better understanding
by those uninitiated in the sciences, Ford's continuing programs
in space age technology are suggested rather than demonstrated
by a series of displays that make use of dramatic lighting effects,
shapes and sounds. |
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| A case in point is the display of complex
computers which the Company actually designs and manufactures
through its Philco subsidiary. Here, a myriad of symbols and
numbers literally flash through air as a taped narration explains
the numerous uses to which computers are put in researching,
engineering and producing better, more efficient products. |
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| Similar displays tell the story of research
into advanced new power sources, electronic systems and materials,
while space research displays emphasize Philco's significant
contributions to the Apollo and Gemini manned space flight to
the moon, important command and control systems, satellites and
numerous other space age programs. |
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Source: VIP Souvenir
Book (presented courtesy of Gary Holmes)
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Illustrations:
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| IN
THE QUIET elegance of the Product Salon, handsomely sleek Ford-Built
motor cars of 1964 are positioned tastefully throughout the spacious
area, while others revolve like mannequins on turntable islands,
thus enabling guests to study them from every angle. |
| Extending along an entire wall of the
Salon is the Product Parade where guests may watch a stream of
Company cars, trucks and tractors moving against a background
of scenery that dramatically changes from peaceful countryside
to bustling city and from day to night. |
| For racing buffs, there are also total
performance-tested Ford competition cars to be seen from time
to time -- the low-slung, Ford-powered Lotus, popular hero at
Indianapolis, the Ford-powered Cobra, winningest sports car in
years, and the burly Ford-built stock cars that have made a habit
of providing only rear views to the competition. |
| Guests also have the opportunity to
examine an imposing trio of idea cars" -- the Aurora, Cougar
II, and the Allegro. For the moment, at least, they are cars
of tomorrow, but tomorrow seems never very far away. |
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