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- Advanced Design Group Working at Ford Motor Company Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1948 - Automotive designers were photographed in 1948 while working at their drafting tables in the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built the lab in 1923-1924 to house its tool design, production engineering and experimental engineering research departments. The facility was expanded several times over the years. It later housed the advanced design studio and powertrain engineering facilities.
- 1948
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Advanced Design Group Working at Ford Motor Company Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1948
Automotive designers were photographed in 1948 while working at their drafting tables in the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built the lab in 1923-1924 to house its tool design, production engineering and experimental engineering research departments. The facility was expanded several times over the years. It later housed the advanced design studio and powertrain engineering facilities.
- Christmas Party for Ford Motor Company Designers, December 10, 1948 - George Snyder (left) and John Oswald (second from right) were photographed with a colleague at a Ford Motor Company design department holiday party in December 1948. The illustration behind them likely symbolized the constant compromises between automotive designers and engineers, emphasized by the phrase "Work It Out Together."
- December 10, 1948
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Christmas Party for Ford Motor Company Designers, December 10, 1948
George Snyder (left) and John Oswald (second from right) were photographed with a colleague at a Ford Motor Company design department holiday party in December 1948. The illustration behind them likely symbolized the constant compromises between automotive designers and engineers, emphasized by the phrase "Work It Out Together."
- Organizational Chart, Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department, 1954 - This organizational chart illustrated the hierarchy at Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department in 1954. Eugene Bordinat directed the department from 1954-1961. William Schmidt served as Lincoln's chief designer from 1947-1954. Don DeLaRossa headed Mercury's design efforts from 1952-1955. The chart is from the papers of designer John Najjar, who spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company.
- 1954
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Organizational Chart, Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department, 1954
This organizational chart illustrated the hierarchy at Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department in 1954. Eugene Bordinat directed the department from 1954-1961. William Schmidt served as Lincoln's chief designer from 1947-1954. Don DeLaRossa headed Mercury's design efforts from 1952-1955. The chart is from the papers of designer John Najjar, who spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company.
- Designers with Full Size Fiberglass Model of 1958 Lincoln Convertible - Lincoln automobiles were completely redesigned for the 1958 model year. Distinctive features included slanted headlights, sweeping bumpers, and wraparound front windshields. The cars were also distinguished by their massive size -- 19 feet long by 6.5 feet wide. This photograph shows designers with a full-size fiberglass model of a 1958 Lincoln convertible.
- 1957
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Designers with Full Size Fiberglass Model of 1958 Lincoln Convertible
Lincoln automobiles were completely redesigned for the 1958 model year. Distinctive features included slanted headlights, sweeping bumpers, and wraparound front windshields. The cars were also distinguished by their massive size -- 19 feet long by 6.5 feet wide. This photograph shows designers with a full-size fiberglass model of a 1958 Lincoln convertible.
- John Najjar Working in Advanced Design Group at Ford Motor Company Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1948 - Designer John Najjar was photographed in 1948 while sitting at his drafting table in the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. Najjar spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company, contributing to cars like the 1957, 1958 and 1961 Lincolns; the 1961 Ford Thunderbird; the 1962 Mustang I experimental car; and the 1965 Ford Mustang production car.
- 1948
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John Najjar Working in Advanced Design Group at Ford Motor Company Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1948
Designer John Najjar was photographed in 1948 while sitting at his drafting table in the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. Najjar spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company, contributing to cars like the 1957, 1958 and 1961 Lincolns; the 1961 Ford Thunderbird; the 1962 Mustang I experimental car; and the 1965 Ford Mustang production car.
- Ford Motor Company Designers at the Detroit Institute of Arts, January 1947 - Designer John Najjar (right) was photographed with a colleague in January 1947 at the Detroit Institute of Arts, where the two men were surrounded by automotive art and advertisements. Established in 1885, the DIA grew into one of the most important art museums in the United States.
- January 01, 1947
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Ford Motor Company Designers at the Detroit Institute of Arts, January 1947
Designer John Najjar (right) was photographed with a colleague in January 1947 at the Detroit Institute of Arts, where the two men were surrounded by automotive art and advertisements. Established in 1885, the DIA grew into one of the most important art museums in the United States.
- Mercury XM-800 Concept Car, circa 1954 - The Mercury XM-800 concept car debuted on the auto show circuit in 1954. The sleek hardtop was distinguished by its low height of 55.6 inches, its hooded headlights, and its exhaust ports integrated into the rear bumper. While the XM-800 never made it into production, some of its design cues appeared on Lincoln's 1956 production models.
- circa 1954
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Mercury XM-800 Concept Car, circa 1954
The Mercury XM-800 concept car debuted on the auto show circuit in 1954. The sleek hardtop was distinguished by its low height of 55.6 inches, its hooded headlights, and its exhaust ports integrated into the rear bumper. While the XM-800 never made it into production, some of its design cues appeared on Lincoln's 1956 production models.
- Ford Motor Company Design Studio, 1944-1946 -
- 1944-1946
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Ford Motor Company Design Studio, 1944-1946
- Ford Motor Company Designers, 1944-1946 -
- 1944-1946
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Ford Motor Company Designers, 1944-1946