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The Ford MA Concept concept car was a 2002 minimalist design exercise drawn by Jose Paris [1] and championed by Ford's VP of design J. Mays. It was exhibited as an art object in museums as well as a traditional concept car in auto shows. It received an IDSA Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award in 2003. The MA displayed many unusual automotive practices. It had the shape of a low slung two seat roadster with no top, but it was powered by an electric motor. The design was flexible enough, though, to accommodate a small internal combustion engine.

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  • The Ford MA Concept concept car was a 2002 minimalist design exercise drawn by Jose Paris [1] and championed by Ford's VP of design J. Mays. It was exhibited as an art object in museums as well as a traditional concept car in auto shows. It received an IDSA Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award in 2003. The MA displayed many unusual automotive practices. It had the shape of a low slung two seat roadster with no top, but it was powered by an electric motor. The design was flexible enough, though, to accommodate a small internal combustion engine. Very few of the parts were painted and there were none of the usual hydraulic fluids or industrial adhesives common in most cars, making it 96% recyclable. It was designed to be assembled and disassembled easily with a minimal amount of equipment. There were no welds holding it together: Instead, its 500 or so pieces of bamboo, aluminum and carbon fibre were held together with 364 titanium bolts. The total weight was said to be 900 pounds (410 kg). Some automotive columnists have presented the Ford MA as the forerunner to a small series kit car, much like the Lotus Seven. Others have called it an IKEA-mobile. (en)
  • Le concept car Ford MA Concept de 2002 était un exercice de design minimaliste dessiné par Jose Paris[1] et défendu par le vice-président du design de Ford, J. Mays. Elle était exposée en tant qu'objet d'art dans les musées ainsi qu'en tant que concept car traditionnel dans les salons de l'auto. Elle a reçu le Prix International d'Excellence en Design argent de l'IDSA en 2003. La MA affichait de nombreuses pratiques inhabituelles dans le monde de l'automobile. Elle avait la forme d'un roadster deux places surbaissé et sans toit, mais elle était propulsée par un moteur électrique. La conception était suffisamment flexible, cependant, pour accueillir un petit moteur à combustion interne. Elle était conçue pour être facilement montée et démontée avec un minimum d'équipement. Il n'y avait pas de soudures pour la maintenir ensemble : au lieu de cela, ses quelque 500 morceaux de bambou, d'aluminium et de fibre de carbone étaient maintenus ensemble par 364 boulons en titane. Le poids total aurait été de 900 livres (410 kg). Certains chroniqueurs automobiles ont présenté la Ford MA en tant que précurseur d'une kit car de petite série, un peu comme la Lotus Seven. D'autres l'ont appelé la IKEA-mobile. (fr)
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  • The Ford MA Concept concept car was a 2002 minimalist design exercise drawn by Jose Paris [1] and championed by Ford's VP of design J. Mays. It was exhibited as an art object in museums as well as a traditional concept car in auto shows. It received an IDSA Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award in 2003. The MA displayed many unusual automotive practices. It had the shape of a low slung two seat roadster with no top, but it was powered by an electric motor. The design was flexible enough, though, to accommodate a small internal combustion engine. (en)
  • Le concept car Ford MA Concept de 2002 était un exercice de design minimaliste dessiné par Jose Paris[1] et défendu par le vice-président du design de Ford, J. Mays. Elle était exposée en tant qu'objet d'art dans les musées ainsi qu'en tant que concept car traditionnel dans les salons de l'auto. Elle a reçu le Prix International d'Excellence en Design argent de l'IDSA en 2003. Certains chroniqueurs automobiles ont présenté la Ford MA en tant que précurseur d'une kit car de petite série, un peu comme la Lotus Seven. D'autres l'ont appelé la IKEA-mobile. (fr)
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