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Robert Boyer and Henry Ford Unveiling the Soybean Car, 1941

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department1941-08-13

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

Robert Boyer, a chemist, oversaw a series of experiments at Greenfield Village's Soybean Laboratory. The undertaking resulted in this plastic-bodied car. Henry Ford had a strong interest in plastic automobile parts. Always partial to projects combining industry with agriculture, Ford hoped plastic made from soybeans might be developed into a safe, strong substitute for traditional metals.

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  • Title: Robert Boyer and Henry Ford Unveiling the Soybean Car, 1941
  • Creator: Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
  • Date: 1941-08-13
  • Location: United States, Michigan, Dearborn
  • Subject Keywords: Boyer, Robert A. (Robert Allen), 1909-1989, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Ford Motor Company, Soybean car (Ford Motor Company : 1941), Automobiles, Soybean products, Firsts, Cars, Soybean plastic, Photographic prints, Photographs
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: 64.167.189.P.16351
  • Inventor: Robert Boyer, Henry Ford
  • Invention: Automobile
  • Image ID: THF131494
  • Field: Transportation
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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