A former Amazon warehouse in Romulus, Michigan, has been turned into a home for 125 historically significant vehicles from Ford's collection. Called the Ford Vault, the 79,000-square-foot facility brings together more than a century of automotive history, including rare racing cars, concept vehicles, classic Mustangs and automobiles associated with television and popular culture.Ford is opens the doors of the new facility to select members of the public and company employees on Saturday. The special event was sold out, but the company says it plans to organise more opportunities for visitors to see the collection. According to ABC news, the vehicles were previously kept at Ford's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, and at other locations.The new facility is located inside a former Amazon fulfilment centre in Romulus, a suburb of Detroit. It provides a single space for Ford's Heritage Fleet, which includes vehicles that played important roles in the company's history. The collection features racing cars, design experiments, historic trucks and vehicles that became part of American popular culture.Ford says the facility is not just meant to preserve old vehicles. It has also been designed as a working archive where the company's designers, engineers and other employees can study earlier models and ideas.
Ford turns former Amazon warehouse into home for 125 historic cars
Ford has converted a former Amazon fulfilment centre in Romulus, Michigan, into a 79,000-square-foot archive housing 125 historic vehicles. The collection includes the 1966 Le Mans winners, a rare Mustang prototype and a car from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The facility will also help Ford designers and engineers study the company's automotive history.
In brief
A former Amazon warehouse in Romulus, Michigan, has been turned into a home for 125 historically significant vehicles from Ford's collection. It provides a single space for Ford's Heritage Fleet, which includes vehicles that played important roles in the company's history. The collection features racing cars, design experiments, historic trucks and vehicles that became part of American popular culture.Ford says the facility is not just meant to preserve old vehicles.
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