William Clay Ford (at right) with Robert Thomas, Harley F. Copp, and John Reinhart, Designing the Continental Mark II, February, 1953

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THF117792 / William Clay Ford (at right) with Robert Thomas, Harley F. Copp, and John Reinhart, Designing the Continental Mark II, February, 1953
THF117793 / William Clay Ford (at right) with Robert Thomas, Harley F. Copp, and John Reinhart, Designing the Continental Mark II, February, 1953
THF117794 / William Clay Ford (at right) with Robert Thomas, Harley F. Copp, and John Reinhart, Designing the Continental Mark II, February, 1953 / back
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Artifact Overview

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) is one of three onlookers viewing chief stylist John M. Reinhart's renderings.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

26 February 1955

Subject Date

February 1953

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.101365.5

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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