The Revolutionary 1949 Ford Shoebox Design | April 26th, 1948 | Today in Ford Motor Company History
April 26th, 1948 marked the beginning of a new era in automobile design and manufacturing with the production of the 1949-model Ford. The car was aptly named the “Shoebox Ford” due to its unique slab-sided, “pontoon” design, which was a departure from the rounded shapes of pre-war cars. The 1949 Ford is credited with saving…