What is Ford Images and what is its mission?

In support of Ford's global brand awareness and in anticipation of the 2026 Ford return to F1 we are located in both USA and in Europe. Our design studio is in Lugano, Switzerland about 2 hours from where the final four Shelby Daytona Coupes were built in Modena, Italy. Like Ford we are Americans who travelled to Europe to share our enthusiasm and competitive spirit. We supply Ford dealers, enthusiasts and club members daily.

“Well that is a big question. I love Ford because of its American and now International roots and to me Ford stands for many ideals I hold as vital. Primarily that anything is possible. Like Henry Ford's first race car and the invention of the assembly line, anyone with a good plan can succeed even against the odds. From whatever economic background they hail from all is possible”. Nothing is impossible!

We start with the highest quality scan from the original negative or an original print. When we started in 2010 we placed our own scanner at the archives of The Henry Ford Museum. This evolved quickly as the mandate at Ford was clearly to digitize much of the archive. We print these files today at 5 workshops around the world. We use only the best equipment and stay away from any mass produced latex or solvent base printing. We print only on 12 Color aqueous archival equipment. We print on photographic high gloss heavy paper, matte German art paper or quality canvas. We make these one at a time. 

We are a small family run shop. We are third generation art publishers/printers. My father Jack Weedn was an art publisher, so I followed in his footsteps as has my son, Miguel Weedn. 

My own personal Ford is a 1965 F250 4x4 is a perfect hauler of vintage bikes.

We make Owner's Editions for most popular Ford vehicles. Our designer and co-owner, Cory Stefan in Colorado starts with composing an image that combines an archival photo usually the original race car as a backdrop. We then do our very best using Ford new and archival imagery to build a composited image of your own car as it left the factory in the foreground. We also do Custom Editions which illustrate options you may have added. 

We pack these very strongly with great care. Each frame is built with alloy Nielsen moulding assembled in Santa Barbara.. The glazing is naturally not glass but like a Lexan window of a race car. It does not break with shipping. The chassis plate is engraved with your name and VIN data. The car image follows the specs of your car or truck. Each of these Owner's Editions are double matted and hand cut around the image and the chassis plate. Each outside dimension is 27" x 30". We add a wire hanger old school style on the black finished back. 

Yes, it takes us usually 6-8 weeks to make these not counting transit time. Yes, it is a slow hand made process with quality materials. This is because each one is made to match your car or truck and each one has an engraved chassis plate. Be it our stretched canvas or murals, these are not a mass produced product. We try very hard to apply stringent quality controls and sometimes we remake the entire framed edition before it ships out the door. These really are a labor of love and passion for the blue oval.

Our customers are about half dealerships and half VIP specialty car owners located around the world. We supply most of the largest collectors of Ford vehicles, many museums and many one, two or three car collections. Our murals and canvases usually head to dealership showrooms. They like vintage imagery for sales and service offices and new images for showrooms. Our VIP collectors most often order Owner's Editions or murals for their own garages. We try very hard to satisfy the needs of all of our great  customers.