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Edsel Ford with Gene M. Kennard, Winner of the Ford Good Drivers League Scholarship, and his Mother, August 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Boys from 48 states traveled to the New York World's Fair to compete in the national finals. After a week of testing, Gene Kennard of Evansville, Indiana, was chosen as the National Champion. Edsel Ford presented Gene with a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship.
August 01, 1940
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Edsel Ford with Gene M. Kennard, Winner of the Ford Good Drivers League Scholarship, and his Mother, August 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Boys from 48 states traveled to the New York World's Fair to compete in the national finals. After a week of testing, Gene Kennard of Evansville, Indiana, was chosen as the National Champion. Edsel Ford presented Gene with a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship.