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- Visitor Pass to Lincoln Motor Co. Plants, Issued to Henry Ford, July 1918 - Lincoln Motor Company issued this visitor pass to Henry Ford in 1918. It provided him with access to all Lincoln plants at all hours. Four years later, Henry Ford no longer needed a "visitor" pass. His Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln in 1922, when Lincoln was struggling from the post-World War I recession.
- 19 July 1918-31 December 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Visitor Pass to Lincoln Motor Co. Plants, Issued to Henry Ford, July 1918
Lincoln Motor Company issued this visitor pass to Henry Ford in 1918. It provided him with access to all Lincoln plants at all hours. Four years later, Henry Ford no longer needed a "visitor" pass. His Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln in 1922, when Lincoln was struggling from the post-World War I recession.
- 1922 Lincoln Vehicle Used by Henry Ford on Camping Trips - The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. While the three men delighted in the outdoors, their accommodations weren't particularly rustic. This vehicle, built on a 1922 Lincoln chassis, traveled with them. It carried food and cooking utensils for elaborate meals that might include steak, chicken, or freshly baked pie.
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
1922 Lincoln Vehicle Used by Henry Ford on Camping Trips
The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. While the three men delighted in the outdoors, their accommodations weren't particularly rustic. This vehicle, built on a 1922 Lincoln chassis, traveled with them. It carried food and cooking utensils for elaborate meals that might include steak, chicken, or freshly baked pie.
- Lincoln Radiator Emblem, 1922 - Henry Leland formed the Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to build aircraft engines for the war effort. After the government cancelled the company's contracts, Lincoln began building luxury automobiles. In 1922, Edsel Ford persuaded his father to purchase the ailing company. Lincoln became Ford's luxury brand. This emblem dates from the period when Lincolns were "Leland Built."
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Radiator Emblem, 1922
Henry Leland formed the Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to build aircraft engines for the war effort. After the government cancelled the company's contracts, Lincoln began building luxury automobiles. In 1922, Edsel Ford persuaded his father to purchase the ailing company. Lincoln became Ford's luxury brand. This emblem dates from the period when Lincolns were "Leland Built."
- Lincoln Motor Company Liberty V-12 Aircraft Engine, 1917 - The 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. When pacifist and General Motors head Billy Durant wouldn't let Cadillac build the engines, Cadillac founder Henry Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and manufactured 6,500 of them. Packard, Ford, Marmon, and -- after Durant relented -- Buick and Cadillac also built Liberty engines.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Motor Company Liberty V-12 Aircraft Engine, 1917
The 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. When pacifist and General Motors head Billy Durant wouldn't let Cadillac build the engines, Cadillac founder Henry Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and manufactured 6,500 of them. Packard, Ford, Marmon, and -- after Durant relented -- Buick and Cadillac also built Liberty engines.