Film series, 1950-1951.

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Film series, 1950-1951.

The Film series contains television advertising film footage of the Joey Chitwood Thrill Show promoting the 1951 Ford automobile and film footage of Benson Ford at the groundbreaking of the Lincoln-Mercury factory in Wayne, Michigan in 1950.

2 film reels (203 ft.) : sd. and si., b&w and col.; 16 mm.

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Ford, Benson, 1919-1978.

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Benson Ford, the second son of Edsel Bryan and Eleanor Clay Ford and grandson of Henry and Clara Ford, worked for Ford Motor Company in a number of different capacities before becoming a vice-president, director of its Lincoln-Mercury Division, and chairman of the company's Dealer Policy Board. Active in civic and community affairs, he was at various times a member of the board of trustees of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford), Seaboard Properties Company, Henry Ford Hospital, among other...

Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division

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In 1922 Henry and Edsel Ford purchased Lincoln Motor Company from Henry M. Leland. In 1938, Ford Motor Company introduced the Mercury automobile. The Lincoln-Mercury Division was formed in October 1945 as part of Henry Ford II's restructuring of Ford Motor Company. The division was responsible for the sale and distribution of Lincoln and Mercury automobiles. The Lincoln-Mercury Division was briefly divided into two divisions, Lincoln Division and Mercury Division, from April 15, 1955 until Augus...