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Title
The Bronze Ford
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 175 x W 175 x D 300 cm (E)
Accession number
PH33_DO_S119
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
The Highland Council
Custodian
The Highland Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19th May 2018
Access
at all times
Inscription description
vehicle registration number: S-1871; bronze panel on the adjacent wall: The Bronze Ford / The Bronze Ford commemorates the ascent of Ben Nevis / in a Model T Ford by Henry Alexander of Edinburgh. / He left this square on 9th May 1911 and returned / triumphant 9 days later. / "One of the most daring feats in the history of motoring" / In May 2011 77 stalwarts carried the components of a 1911 / car to the summit, where they assembled it in a snowstorm. / That car was used as a template for this Bronze Sculpture / cast at Powderhall Bronze Ltd, Edinburgh in 2018