EARLY FORD V-8 FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 572, ANGOLA, IN 46703 www.fordv8foundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY BETWEEN 1932 AND 1953. SINCE MOVING THE ORGANIZATION TO INDIANA IN 2009 THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND NOT ONLY THE CAR COLLECTION BUT THE COLLECTION OF PRINTED MATERIAL, FILMS AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS 8,000 SQ FT. WITH THE SIZE OF THE COLLECTION EXPANDING TO 37 - 40 CARS, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED A PLAN BEGINNING IN JULY 2017 TO EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 25,000 SQ FT. THIS ADDITION WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2019 AND INCLUDES 10,000 SQ FT WHICH IS USED FOR A COLLECTION OF EIGHTEEN 1936 FORD AUTOMOBILES. THE ADDITION INCLUDES A 1940 FORD SERVICE GARAGE REPLICA. A 1/4 SCALE REPLICA OF THE FORD ROTUNDA AS FIRST DISPLAYED AT THE 1934 WORLD'S FAIR IN CHICAGO IS ALSO A HIGHLIGHT OF THE ADDITION. IN ADDITION TO THE VARIETY OF FORD AUTOMOBILE COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM A

DURING 2019, 7,201 VISITORS TOURED THE MUSEUM. OF THIS AMOUNT, 2,314 WERE PAID ADMISSIONS. THE REMAINING VISITORS CONSISTED OF LIFE OR ANNUAL MEMBERS, VARIOUS EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM WITH NO PAID ADMISSION REQUIRED. THE MUSEUM WAS ONLY OPEN ABOUNT NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR AS IT WAS COMPLETING AN EXTENSIVE ADDITION OF 25,000 SQUARE FEET AS WELL AS RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE. THE MUSEUM HELD A GRAND OPENING IN MAY 2019 FOR THE NEW AND RENOVATED FACILITY.

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