{"product_id":"ford-motor-company-bond-from-1990","title":"Ford Motor Company Bond Certificate from 1989","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original bond from Ford Motor Company, dated 1989, printed in green. Vignette shows founder Henry Ford and a Quadricycle, which was a four wheeled bicycle powered by a 4 horsepower engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCancelled with punch holes through the center, indicating it was redeemed. Shows normal handling wear consistent with age. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, Ford Motor Company was navigating a challenging decade that would test the resilience \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e had built into the company nearly nine decades earlier. Founded in 1903 in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford revolutionized manufacturing with the moving assembly line and the Model T, making automobiles accessible to middle-class Americans for the first time. \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e transformed not just transportation but the entire concept of mass production, establishing principles that influenced industries worldwide. By 1990, under the leadership of CEO \u003cstrong\u003eDonald Petersen\u003c\/strong\u003e and later \u003cstrong\u003eHarold Poling\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ford was implementing the revolutionary \"Team Taurus\" approach to car development, which would produce the best-selling Taurus sedan and mark the company's return to design leadership. The certificate was issued to \u003cstrong\u003eLyndon Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e, though this appears to be a namesake rather than the former president, who had died in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutomotive bonds from the 1980s and 1990s represent a pivotal era when American automakers were reinventing themselves to compete with Japanese imports. Ford Motor Company certificates remain highly collectible, particularly those featuring the classic automobile vignettes that celebrate the company's pioneering heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52568914198815,"sku":"AUTO-FORD-BI-GRN-1990-001","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/ford-motor-company-bond-1990-front-1.jpg?v=1779763377","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/zh\/products\/ford-motor-company-bond-from-1990","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}