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- William Clay Ford Driving a Custom-Built Speedster, June 1939 - Edsel Ford commissioned several special automobiles from Ford Motor Company. He collaborated with designer Bob Gregorie in 1934 to create this speedster based on the company's Model 40. William Clay Ford, Edsel Ford's youngest child, was photographed at the wheel. The Model 40 Special Speedster was prone to overheating, and its front end was modified multiple times to improve engine cooling.
- June 16, 1939
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William Clay Ford Driving a Custom-Built Speedster, June 1939
Edsel Ford commissioned several special automobiles from Ford Motor Company. He collaborated with designer Bob Gregorie in 1934 to create this speedster based on the company's Model 40. William Clay Ford, Edsel Ford's youngest child, was photographed at the wheel. The Model 40 Special Speedster was prone to overheating, and its front end was modified multiple times to improve engine cooling.
- William Clay Ford, Age 1, May 1926 - William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He is shown here at age one, probably at his grandfather Henry Ford's boyhood home in Dearborn.
- June 24, 1926
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William Clay Ford, Age 1, May 1926
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He is shown here at age one, probably at his grandfather Henry Ford's boyhood home in Dearborn.
- "Hy-Ben-Jo-Bill" Miniature Water Wagon Used by Ford Family, 1920-1924 -
- 1920-1924
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"Hy-Ben-Jo-Bill" Miniature Water Wagon Used by Ford Family, 1920-1924
- William Clay Ford with Continental Mark II Automobile, 1955 - 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. In this photograph, he is standing next to a black Continental Mark II automobile from 1956-1957.
- 1955
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William Clay Ford with Continental Mark II Automobile, 1955
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. In this photograph, he is standing next to a black Continental Mark II automobile from 1956-1957.
- William Clay Ford Viewing Auto Design Renderings with Engineer and Designer, circa 1953 -
- circa 1953
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William Clay Ford Viewing Auto Design Renderings with Engineer and Designer, circa 1953
- Firestone Family's Return from Europe Prior to Wedding of Martha Firestone and William Clay Ford, June 1947 -
- June 09, 1947
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Firestone Family's Return from Europe Prior to Wedding of Martha Firestone and William Clay Ford, June 1947
- Portrait of William Clay Ford, May 1949 - William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. This May 1949 photographic portrait marks William's official start of work at Ford Motor Company after graduating from Yale University.
- May 10, 1949
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Portrait of William Clay Ford, May 1949
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. This May 1949 photographic portrait marks William's official start of work at Ford Motor Company after graduating from Yale University.
- Henry Ford with His Grandchildren, William, Henry II, Josephine, and Benson, circa 1935 - Henry Ford doted on his four grandchildren. Here he is posing with the four of them about 1935. From left to right, they are William, Henry II, Josephine and Benson.
- circa 1935
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Henry Ford with His Grandchildren, William, Henry II, Josephine, and Benson, circa 1935
Henry Ford doted on his four grandchildren. Here he is posing with the four of them about 1935. From left to right, they are William, Henry II, Josephine and Benson.
- 1952 Ford Corporate Christmas Card, with an Illustration by Norman Rockwell -
- 1952
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1952 Ford Corporate Christmas Card, with an Illustration by Norman Rockwell
- Program of Events for the Dedication of the Harvey S. Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village," June 29, 1985 - In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- June 29, 1985
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Program of Events for the Dedication of the Harvey S. Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village," June 29, 1985
In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.