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Freeing Ford's Logo From Debtors' Prison - BusinessWeek

Freeing Ford's Logo From Debtors' Prison BusinessWeek By Keith Naughton on May 17, 2012 Six years ago, Ford Motor (F) was running out of time and money. To save the company, Henry Ford's great-grandson had to do something the founder never could have imagined—sign away the family name.

How Carroll Shelby And A Gang Of Nerds Beat Enzo Ferrari - Jalopnik

How Carroll Shelby And A Gang Of Nerds Beat Enzo Ferrari Jalopnik If you only know the late Carroll Shelby for his tuner cars, you're missing an amazing story of how, during the mid-1960s, his little, nerd-filled race shop in Los Angeles helped Henry Ford II exercise his famous vendetta against Enzo Ferrari. and more »

Auto trivia: Henry Ford's grave a model of modesty - Wheels.ca

Auto trivia: Henry Ford's grave a model of modesty Wheels.ca You might expect Henry Ford to be buried in a lavish mausoleum, but he and his wife Clara are in simple graves, in a church yard close to a busy street in Detroit. Born in 1863, Ford died in 1947 during a storm that knocked out power to his house, ...

Selig had it right on Interleague Play - MLB.com

Selig had it right on Interleague Play MLB.com In other developments, the earth remained flat, and Henry Ford's original motorized buggy was all the car anyone should ever need. When Selig first became a proponent of Interleague Play, his primary opposition came from people who couldn't get their ... and more »

Ford + TechShop: Getting Employees to Tinker - Wired News

Ford + TechShop: Getting Employees to Tinker Wired News By Joseph Flaherty Before he invented the assembly line, Henry Ford built his first prototype on a workbench in a shed. More than a century later, his company has partnered with TechShop, Detroit, the 21st-century equivalent of that shed, ...