Here at Hemmings, we have quite a large collection of photos, postcards, advertising materials, and car-related memorabilia that has piled up over the years. We hope to share many of these items that have been relegated to the vault, whether they were sent in on a whim by a faithful reader, dropped off by a visitor, were part of a photo shoot, or made a fleeting appearance in an issue of Hemmings Motor News many years ago.
Today, we found an old postcard featuring three all stainless steel-bodied cars owned by Allegheny Ludlum Steel, a division of Allegheny Ludlum Industries, Inc. Ford Motor Company built these cars so Allegheny could showcase the functional and decorative uses of stainless steel.
The cars pictured in this trio from left to right are a 1936 Ford, 1967 Lincoln Continental, and a 1960 Ford Thunderbird. Each car was produced in extremely limited numbers and was a valuable asset for salesmen who would travel with these cars to spread the word about the benefits of stainless steel. These cars were not the promotional trailer queens that one would expect from today’s limited edition cars. Six 1936 Fords were made and each had racked up over 200,000 miles before they were no longer used by Allegheny’s promotional team in 1946. Two Thunderbirds and three Lincolns were also produced and pounded the pavement much like their 1936 counterparts.
Hemmings has covered these cars in many other blog posts and Jeff Koch photographed a 1936 Ford for the November 2010 issue of Hemmings Classic Car . You can also read about all three of these cars in Special Interest Autos #60. These cars are well accounted for and can be seen on display in various parts of the country today.
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