Concept Car of the Week: Ford Aurora (1964)
By Karl Smith2016-07-15T12:45:00
Launched at the World’s Fair in 1964, the Aurora was Ford’s vision of the family hauler for the baby boomers
Over the previous decade, station wagons had risen from their utilitarian origins as haulers of people and luggage that served the local rail line, to cars that were designed for the suburban driveway. Luxurious amenities introduced previously unknown comfort, but their designs often still spoke of a bygone era – more train station than space station. The Ford Aurora concept, introduced at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, was created to correct this problem.