Comments on: 1964 – “Freddie Ford” Promotional Robot – (American)

By: Freddie Ford, Mechanical Man, 1965 – Mitch Wagner

Freddie Ford, Mechanical Man, 1965 – Mitch Wagner — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 19:22:46 +0000

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By: Galane

Galane — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:36:06 +0000

In the picture with three of them those are Mustang II dash panels on the front. The wiper switch on the lower left was used only in 1974 before being relocated to the turn signal stalk from 1975 on. So I'd say that picture was taken to show an update for 1974.

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By: Misty

Misty — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:00:25 +0000

Very cool history! My 3 year old is in love with Hank the Robot so Carson McKee from Ford Canada tweeted us a link to your post. Thanks for sharing!!!