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Driven to the Brink: Ford Photos

Apr 16 2007

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Bill Ford
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
River Rouge plant
Anne and Charlotte Ford
Bill Ford Jr. and William Clay Ford Sr.
Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, William Ford, Josephine Ford, Eleanor Ford
Ford Motor plant, circa 1913
Bill Ford Jr.
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Power Steering
Bill Ford will play a critical role in mending relationships with dealers and employees as a painful turnaround plan gets under way. Photographed in his Mustang GT convertible in February in Dearborn, Michigan.

Henry Ford
With a $5-a-day wage, founder Henry Ford created a stable workforce and a mass market for his cars.

All in the Family
Henry Ford, circa 1920.

Ford Motor
The River Rouge plant, 1927.

All in the Family
Anne and Charlotte, daughters of Henry Ford II, in 1948.

All in the Family
Bill Jr., with his father, William Clay Ford Sr., on his first day on the job in 1979.

The Ford Family
Bill's great-grandfather Edsel at a Tigers game with his father, Henry, son William, daughter Josephine, and wife, Eleanor.

Ford Motor
25,000 workers outside the Detroit plant, circa 1913.

Oval Team
Bill represents the family at the center of that trademark blue logo, whether appearing at dealerships or on the ice for a hockey game.