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FORD, EDSEL (1)
FORD, EDSEL (1)
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(1893 - 1943)
president
of
Ford
Motor
Co
. until his
death
in 1943. In 1958, during the presidency of his son, Henry
Ford
II
, the
Ford
Motor
Co
. put a car on the
market
named after
Edsel
Ford
. The `
Edsel
' was one of the biggest
flops
in the automotive
industry
, resulting in a
loss
of $250 million in two years for the
Ford
Motor
Co
.
Reference
here to
Edsel
Ford
is in regards to Henry
Ford
II
under whom the `
Edsel
' was such a
failure
. See also
Ford Motor Company
in this glossary.
Valences
, Circuits, Approved April 1991