Edsel Ford (Part 1 Of Many)

Edsel Ford the man is my greatest hero. Here is a man who all his life wanted to satisfy his father (Henry) and received not the least bit of praise from him.

Who is Edsel Ford? He is the only son of Henry Ford, the man who made the Model T and was not only a genius, but an ignoramus. Henry Ford if anything is an enigma. But I do not care to go into his life. Edsel is the one I am writing about. He was a devoted husband and father. He knew the car business as well as any. And he made some of the most extraordinary automobiles of his time. Today these autos are classics! If you are familiar with the '34 Ford, you know Edsel.

Edsel not only knew the mechanics of a car, but the styling. He could not necessarily put the pencil to paper or hands to the clay, but the designs were in his head, and E.T. Gregorie did the rest. He also was an excellent administrator. In other words, he was the purest form of your "gasoline in the veins" auto man and manufacturer. But alas he lived in the shadow of his father (to this day he does) and lived a life with real Machevelian (sic) danger.

What else did Edsel do? Well he was the glue of Ford in the '30's and made "Willit Run" run.

(This will be continued at a further date).