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Engines Exposed
January 9-31, 2010

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see the engines of the 20 millionth car produced by Ford, a 1931 Model A, and the new 2010 F-150 Raptor! Be sure to check out these amazing automobiles.

Twenty millionth Ford currently displayed in the Legacy Gallery

The twenty millionth Ford is a 1931 slant windshield town sedan 160B. According to the archive records in Dearborn, engine "20000000" was stamped at the Rouge at 9:55 AM on April 1, 1931 after completing the run-in test.

The completed car rolled off the assembly line on April 14, 1931 in a company ceremony.

The engine and frame serial numbers of this car were stamped "20000000" and it was the only Model A Ford numbered in such a way (as a total of all Ford cars produced, as opposed to Model A engines produced). The other ~4.8 million Model A's were numbered based on their Model A engine production number, starting at number "1", and generally with the A or AA prefix.

After the off-line ceremony, this car was put on an extensive goodwill and advertising tour across America by Ford during 1931 and 1932, and collected many "20 million" state vanity license plates along the way.

This exact original car was later sold as 'surplus' by Ford later in the 1930's or 1940's after it had outlived its original purpose and glory. It subsequently found its way to a small town in Michigan's upper peninsula, where it was 'rediscovered' in the 1990's after many years of private ownership, quiet storage, and local legend.

Ford Motor Company then made a lease arrangement with the owners to re-acquire the car for use in Ford Centennial celebrations.