A Driving Force in Automotive Heritage - December 20, 2023

Story of the Week

The Ford Truck Line Was All New for 1967
by Robert Tate, Automotive Historian and Researcher

For the 1967 model year, the Ford Motor Company changed their truck designs. This was also the year that new safety features were mandated throughout the industry.

The 1967 Ford trucks were designed under the direction of Eugene Bordinat (February 10, 1920 - August 11, 1987) who was Ford’s Vice President of Styling and Chief Designer. The 1967 model year saw the introduction of the fifth-generation design. The new cab designs offered wider seats and more shoulder room comfort for the passengers and driver. Although the basic cab design continued to be shared, the front-end sheet metal differences between the light and medium-duty F Series truck models were substantial. The new cab design also featured a new windshield along with a rear window and curved side glass. Many also admired the modified grid-style front grille. The 1967 Ford F-100 models offered power steering, power brakes and a great AC unit.

To learn more about this line of trucks and see more images, click below.

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Congratulations to Our Early Bird Drawing Winners!

Thanks to everyone who has supported our 2024 Membership Campaign so far!

Here are the winners of our Early Bird Drawing prizes:

- James Saliba of Berkley won family four-packs of tickets for both the Sloan Museum of Discovery and the Longway Planetarium, part of the Flint Cultural Center;

- Paul Bumpus of Ottawa Lake won a 2024 Accelerator Membership for the Ford Piquette Plant Museum (pictured above);

- Roger and Joan Luksik of Bloomfield Hills won a package of NASCAR memorabilia from the ROUSH Automotive Collection in Livonia;

- Chris Lezotte of Ann Arbor won a private New Center or Dearborn Walking Tour for up to 12 people from City Institute;

- Thomas Winkes of Huntington Woods won a customized guided tour of Detroit with Local 4/WJR Radio personality Greg Russell for up to 10 people on a party bus, including food and water, courtesy of Russell Brothers City Tours.

Join MotorCities Now as a Member! Check Out All the Benefits ...

The MotorCities National Heritage Area has a 25-year legacy of impacting thousands of lives to the tune of thousands of jobs and millions in grants that stimulated millions of additional dollars in our local economy.

You can support our work and join a growing number of people passionate about the automobile and its history by becoming a MotorCities member. Your support allows us to make an even greater impact and features a variety of "Show Your Card" benefits at many of our partner attractions, including the following:

- Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn: 20% off admission

- Detroit Historical Museum: 20% off general admission and 10% off in the Museum Store

- Detroit Institute of Arts: 20% off admission for guests from outside Wayne, Oakland & Macomb counties & 10% off purchase of any membership

- Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores: buy one, get one free house tour and grounds pass ($15 savings)

- Ford Piquette Plant Museum in Detroit: 10% off in the museum store

- Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners: 10% off in the gift shop

- The Henry Ford in Dearborn: 10% off the purchase of any membership

- Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester (pictured above): 10% off admission for up to two guests

- Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti: 10% off admission

- Michigan History Museum in Lansing: buy one, get one free adult admission + a 10% discount in the store

- Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society in Eastpointe: $2 off admission per person

- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing: $5 off adult admission (50% off)

- Roush Automotive Collection in Livonia: 10% off in the gift shop

- Sloan Museum of Discovery in Flint: 10% off in the store

- Yankee Air Museum in Belleville: 50% off admission

Thank you in advance for your support.

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Events Coming to the MotorCities

Saturday: Free Admission at the Plymouth Historical Museum & Meet Santa

This Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., enjoy free admission to the Plymouth Historical Museum for their Santa in the Caboose event! Enjoy free admission to the museum and get a last wish in with Santa before Christmas!

For more information, click here.