William Clay Ford in the 999 Racer on the Ford Test Track, April 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. He joined his brothers Benson and Henry II at Ford Motor Company in 1949 after graduating from Yale University. For the company's 50th anniversary in 1953, William drove his grandfather's legendary "999" racer on the Ford Test Track.
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He joined his brothers Benson and Henry II at Ford Motor Company in 1949 after graduating from Yale University. For the company's 50th anniversary in 1953, William drove his grandfather's legendary "999" racer on the Ford Test Track.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
14 April 1953
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.101747.8
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: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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