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Old 03-29-2020, 10:50 AM   #7
rotorwrench
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Default Re: Ford Willow Run documentary

Edsel Ford's greatest legacy in industry. Not enough good things could ever be said about the man to equal how good he really was at what he did. Charles Sorensen did have a lot to do with the design. They set up a huge model so that they could set up the work stations while Albert Cahn was designing the structure for it all. It took a lot out of those two men. Edsel dies of cancer before it was completely cranked up and Charles Sorensen retired not long after he died. I think Henry Ford II felt like he was abandoned after he took over Ford operations. He didn't have a lot of good things to say about Charlie. He had to take over after those two were gone so it put him into a huge responsibility before he was really ready for it. It worked out though. One bomber every 63 minutes lived up to Edsel's promise to the government.

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