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- Script for the Ford Motor Company 50th Anniversary TV Show, Broadcast June 15, 1953 - Ford Motor Company celebrated a half-century in business with <em>The Ford 50th Anniversary Show</em>, broadcast live and without commercials on both CBS and NBC on June 15, 1953. Among the show's featured personalities were Oscar Hammerstein, Edward R. Murrow, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Marian Anderson. Henry Ford II closed the program with a special message.
- June 15, 1953
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Script for the Ford Motor Company 50th Anniversary TV Show, Broadcast June 15, 1953
Ford Motor Company celebrated a half-century in business with The Ford 50th Anniversary Show, broadcast live and without commercials on both CBS and NBC on June 15, 1953. Among the show's featured personalities were Oscar Hammerstein, Edward R. Murrow, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Marian Anderson. Henry Ford II closed the program with a special message.
- Jack McGrath and Benson Ford, Indianapolis Time Trials, May 1954 -
- May 31, 1954
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Jack McGrath and Benson Ford, Indianapolis Time Trials, May 1954
- Benson Ford Driving Lincoln Futura Show Car, Miami, Florida, April 1955 - The Lincoln Futura, designed by William M. Schmidt, was a sensation at auto shows in 1955. The concept car boasted push-button transmission controls, a 300-horsepower V-8 engine, and a double-dome canopy roof. Hollywood customizer George Barris bought the Futura in 1959 and, a few years later, turned it into the Batmobile for the 1966-1968 <em>Batman</em> television series.
- April 05, 1955
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Benson Ford Driving Lincoln Futura Show Car, Miami, Florida, April 1955
The Lincoln Futura, designed by William M. Schmidt, was a sensation at auto shows in 1955. The concept car boasted push-button transmission controls, a 300-horsepower V-8 engine, and a double-dome canopy roof. Hollywood customizer George Barris bought the Futura in 1959 and, a few years later, turned it into the Batmobile for the 1966-1968 Batman television series.