William Clay Ford with Continental Division Stylists and Continental Mark II Model, circa 1953
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William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. In 1952, William headed a group that designed an elegant new edition of the classic Lincoln Continental that had been developed under his father Edsel's direction. Here, William (right) inspects the progress of one of the full-sized clay models.
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. In 1952, William headed a group that designed an elegant new edition of the classic Lincoln Continental that had been developed under his father Edsel's direction. Here, William (right) inspects the progress of one of the full-sized clay models.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1953
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.101365.52
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
Black stamps on back read, "RESTRICTED-DO NOT RELEASE", and "CONFIDENTIAL": One redundant original exists of equal size
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