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- Clay Model for 1939 Ford V-8 Automobile, Photo Taken for E.T. Gregorie, February, 1938 -
- February 17, 1938
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Clay Model for 1939 Ford V-8 Automobile, Photo Taken for E.T. Gregorie, February, 1938
- Photograph with Edsel Ford's Handwritten Note to Ford Design Chief E.T. Gregorie, 1940 - Edsel Ford and Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie enjoyed a successful working relationship. Hired by Edsel Ford in 1932, Gregorie became the first head of Ford's design department three years later. Together they produced the 1936 Lincoln Zephyr and the 1940 Lincoln Continental. Gregorie left the company after Edsel Ford's death in 1943, though he briefly returned later in the decade.
- March 21, 1940
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Photograph with Edsel Ford's Handwritten Note to Ford Design Chief E.T. Gregorie, 1940
Edsel Ford and Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie enjoyed a successful working relationship. Hired by Edsel Ford in 1932, Gregorie became the first head of Ford's design department three years later. Together they produced the 1936 Lincoln Zephyr and the 1940 Lincoln Continental. Gregorie left the company after Edsel Ford's death in 1943, though he briefly returned later in the decade.
- Ford Design Chief E. T. Gregorie and 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Automobile, October 1940 - Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- October 04, 1940
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Ford Design Chief E. T. Gregorie and 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Automobile, October 1940
Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- 1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype, Designed and Built by E. T. Gregorie for Edsel Ford - Inspired by his 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford worked with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie to create a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. When Ford drove the car in Florida the following spring, friends were so enthusiastic that he put the design into production. The Lincoln Continental remained in production through 1948, but the prototype was destroyed.
- February 23, 1939
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1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype, Designed and Built by E. T. Gregorie for Edsel Ford
Inspired by his 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford worked with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie to create a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. When Ford drove the car in Florida the following spring, friends were so enthusiastic that he put the design into production. The Lincoln Continental remained in production through 1948, but the prototype was destroyed.
- Ford Motor Company Designer E.T. Gregorie, October 1940 - Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- October 04, 1940
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Ford Motor Company Designer E.T. Gregorie, October 1940
Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- "'Continental'--The Name Speaks for Itself" Clip from Interview with Bob Gregorie, 1985 - Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- February 04, 1985
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"'Continental'--The Name Speaks for Itself" Clip from Interview with Bob Gregorie, 1985
Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- "Long Hood Elegance" Clip from Interview with Bob Gregorie, 1985 - Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- February 04, 1985
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"Long Hood Elegance" Clip from Interview with Bob Gregorie, 1985
Bob Gregorie began his career in yacht design. After the 1929 crash, Gregorie came to Michigan hoping to find work as an automotive designer. In 1932 Edsel Ford hired him and he became the chief of Ford Motor Company's new design department in 1935. The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the 1940 Lincoln Continental, and the 1949 Mercury were among Gregorie's best-known designs.
- 1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype, Designed and Built by E. T. Gregorie for Edsel Ford - Inspired by his 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford worked with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie to create a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. When Ford drove the car in Florida the following spring, friends were so enthusiastic that he put the design into production. The Lincoln Continental remained in production through 1948, but the prototype was destroyed.
- February 23, 1939
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1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype, Designed and Built by E. T. Gregorie for Edsel Ford
Inspired by his 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford worked with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie to create a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. When Ford drove the car in Florida the following spring, friends were so enthusiastic that he put the design into production. The Lincoln Continental remained in production through 1948, but the prototype was destroyed.