01/26/2001 – Ford Econoline: 40 Years of History
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This year Ford Econoline celebrates it’s 40th anniversary. It was originally introduced in the fall of 1960 as a 1961 model. Since then, more than six million E-Series vehicles have been built, and it has set a segment standard with product innovations, customer loyalty and sales leadership (since 1979). Here’s a quick recap of what the last four decades were like and how Econoline has progressed throughout the years.
John F. Kennedy becomes president and the world witnesses his assassination on television. The Berlin Wall is built. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the civil rights movement and is also assassinated. The Vietnam War begins. Man walks on the moon for the first time. Woodstock occurs. Sesame Street debuts.
The First New York marathon occurs. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is created by Congress. Roe v. Wade. Nixon resigns office. Discos reign over the dancing scene. Apple Computer and Microsoft are founded. First test-tube baby is born. Sony introduces the walkman radio. Star Wars hits the big screen.
American hostages in Iran are released. CNN and MTV launch on cable television. Cell phones make their first appearance in the U.S. The space shuttle Challenger explodes. Electronic games from Nintendo debut. The Iran-Iraq war comes to a close. The cold war ends and The Berlin Wall begins to be dismantled, piece-by-piece.
Nelson Mandela is release form a South African prison. East and West Germany are united as one country for the first time since World War II. The Dow Jones tops 3000 for the first time. The Internet Society is charted and people begin “surfing the net.” Beijing, China opens its first McDonalds. Figure skating wars: Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan. Tiger Woods turns pro at age 20. Princess Di and Mother Teresa die. Y2K.
As we enter the new millennium, we learned that Y2K wasn’t really worth getting all excited about, and we have a whole new century to look forward to. And Ford Econoline has a new century of growth ahead.
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