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Edsel Bryant Ford II (born December 27, 1948) is the great-grandson of Henry Ford I, grandson of Edsel Ford I, and the only son of Henry Ford II. He served as a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company for 33 years before announcing his retirement, and serves on the finance committee and sustainability and innovation committee.
Jul 5, 2016 · Edsel Ford II, a member of the Ford Motor Co. Board of Directors, is in the headlines today because he was arrested at his Grosse Pointe Farms home Monday night on domestic violence charges and...
Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943) was an American business executive and philanthropist who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford. He was the president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.
Feb 16, 2020 · Edsel B. Ford II accepts the NASCAR Hall of Fame Landmark Award in Charlotte, North Carolina. They found his room—Parrott had spied him there the night before—and knocked...
A brief look at the life of Edsel Bryant Ford, highlighting his lifelong love of design and innovation. Edsel Bryant Ford was born on November 6, 1893 in Detroit, Michigan, as the only child of Clara (Bryant) and Henry Ford.
Jul 12, 2021 · Edsel B. Ford II stepped down in May from a 33-year stint on Ford's board of directors, but he remains as engaged as ever with the company that has defined so much of his life.
There are few names as iconic in the sport of auto racing as Edsel Ford II. A member of the Ford Motor Company Board of Directors and longtime executive of the company founded by his great-grandfather Henry Ford, Edsel’s is a familiar face in the racing garage.
Sep 17, 2013 · As described by Ford's great-grandson, Edsel Ford II, the finished contraption resembled "a cross between an oversize baby carriage and a small grand piano." At a time when competitive racing cars were making in the area of 70 horsepower, Ford's 538-cu.in., twin-cylinder engine made a scant 26 horsepower.
Mar 13, 2024 · Widely known as both the “Godfather” of Ford Motor Company’s racing efforts, and a prominent ambassador for the sport of auto racing globally, Edsel B. Ford II was honored as a Bob Russo Heritage Award winner at the 2024 Induction Ceremony for the Motorsport Hall of Fame of America.
May 1, 1996 · Today at 47, Edsel II is the senior member of the fourth-generation Fords to actively participate in the company his great-great grandfather founded in 1903. Next came Edsel I and then...
