The Handler Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022/06/16/ford-heritage-vault.html Ford is making more than 5,000 curated Ford and Lincoln photographs and product brochures from the first century of the company’s history available to the public online for the first time – and will continue to grow the site as new items are added The searchable collection – at https://fordheritagevault.com – spans Ford’s production history from the company’s founding in 1903 to its centennial in 2003 Historical assets are available to Ford enthusiasts as free downloads for personal use from the American-based auto industry’s most comprehensive online database, which will continue to be updated and expanded 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jniffen Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Been on it this morning, very slow, reminds me of getting picts from the 28.8 modem. I do appreciate what they are doing, and hopefully the performance issue will be addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pffan1990 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I think there's so many people trying to be on the site at the same time. I could never get the site to fully load up at all during the few times I tried last night and this morning. Now it shows a blank white page with 'Service Unavailable' with error code 503. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2sys Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) Yep, the site was not built to (scale to) meet demand. It's now been updated to say: Quote Whoa! We always knew that Ford enthusiasts were the most passionate in the automotive world, but even our vendor underestimated the number of fans who would want to search the Ford Heritage Vault. Please stop back later, when you'll be able to enjoy your leisurely trip down memory lane. Edited June 18, 2022 by j2sys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGR Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I found the Autoblog cover picture to be interesting: Ford website shares 5,000 car photos, brochures from its history (autoblog.com) I thought that the roof mounted tent was a recent thing, but here's a vintage picture of a 1959 Country Squire with one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainp4 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Seems Ford underestimates demand for everything lately ? looking forward to seeing it when they fix it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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