Ford is cracking open the vault. The automaker has launched a new website full of historic images and brochures that can be searched and shared by fans of the brand.

The Ford Heritage Vault was curated over the past two years and includes over 5,000 selections covering Ford's first century, from 1903 to 2003.

Ford archive and heritage brand manager Ted Ryan said the archive was first established 70 years ago and that this gives Ford enthusiasts an easy way to interact with it.

"This is just the first step for all that will come in the future," Ryan said.

You can take a trip down memory lane in the Ford Heritage Vault here.

You can read more in an article by Gary Gastelu and published in the Yahoo News web site at: https://news.yahoo.com/ford-heritage-vault-opens-public-100020011.html