Shop

Vintage Automotive Reference Ephemera, Fordomatic Drive “Finest for Efficient and Effortless Driving” Booklet (1950 to 1951), Ford Division, Ford Motor Company | Illustrated, 22 Pages, Automotive Reference

This is Fordomatic Drive, Finest for efficient and effortless driving, a Ford Division of Ford Motor Company booklet that explains Ford's automatic transmission, copyright 1950 with a form revision of 2-51.

It shows moderate edge and corner wear, scuffs, and small surface marks, and the interior pages look clean and legible, as the listing says.

Inside you get The Fordomatic Drive, Fordomatic Makes Driving Easier for You, All you do is Step to Go, rocking your car out of snow or sand, push starts, passing power, and the How Fordomatic Torque Converter Works diagram. The text invites you to take a test drive in the '51 Ford with Fordomatic Drive, and the back cover reads Easier, Safer, More Thrilling to Drive.

Details

  • Item: Automotive sales booklet
  • Title: Fordomatic Drive, Finest for efficient and effortless driving
  • Author: Ford Division of Ford Motor Company
  • Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: Ford Division of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan
  • Publication Year: Copyright 1950, form revision 2-51
  • Edition and Printing: Form No. 7263, Rev. 2-51, per the listing. Printed in U.S.A.
  • Format and Binding: Paper booklet, soft covers
  • Dust Jacket: None, booklet
  • Genre: Automotive reference, automobilia
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: 8 x 6 inches, per the listing

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • The blue cover and steering wheel graphic stay bright.
  • The interior pages look clean and legible.
  • The diagrams and two color drawings are complete.

Issues / Wear

  • Moderate edge and corner wear.
  • Scuffs and small surface marks.
  • Small chips along one cover edge, seen in the side view.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual item you will be receiving.

This 1950 Fordomatic Drive booklet walks you through Ford's early automatic transmission with diagrams and drawings, and it suits a garage shelf of Ford history. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Returns

You have 30 days from the delivery of the last item in your order to request a return. Items must come back in the condition they were sent, so please keep the original packaging and take photos before you open a package if it arrives damaged.

To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.

Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.

Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.

Cancellations

You can cancel any order until it has been fulfilled. Once an order ships, please use the return process above.

Read the full Return and Refund 

  • Photo-verified condition, no surprises
  • Packed with care. Glass and fragile pieces get extra cushioning
  • Ships within 1 business day
  • Free Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)

Questions buyers ask

Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.

Yes. Every photo is the actual piece, taken by me. When it sells, it is gone.

I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.

I process your order within 1 business day, wrapped and boxed so it arrives the way it left here. Don't forget, free shipping on orders $35 and up.