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1953 Ford X-100
Ford X-100 – on the Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, August, 1953
Ford X-100 – July 31, 1953
Ford X-100, 1953 – Photo: Ron Kimball/KimballStock
Ford X-100, 1953 – Interior
Paris Match №237 – Ford X-100 Accessories Demonstration
Ford X-100 Laboratory on wheels, 1953 – Brochure Cover
Ford X-100 Laboratory on wheels, 1953 – Brochure
Ford X-100 Laboratory on wheels, 1953 – Brochure
Ford X-100 Laboratory on wheels, 1953 – Brochure
Lincoln Continental Nineteen Fifty X, 1952
Lincoln Continental Nineteen Fifty X, 1952
Images: VintageWeb; www.autoweteran.gower.pl; shorey.net; Glen.H - Photostream
Probably the first true Ford dream car was the X-100 of 1953, which anticipated the torpedo styling themes of later Fords like the 1961 Thunderbird. Another indication of Ford’s new directions from the same year was the Mexico — only a scale model, but the result of wind-tunnel testing and an important pointer to future trends. Ford claimed 50 engineering firsts for this car, including a moisture-sensitive cell on the roof, which automatically closed the plastic sliding roof panel.
Source: Ford Motor Company
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