The Ford Barn

Chopped29Tudor · 07-13-2021, 11:24 AM

...when he died?

dmsfrr · 07-13-2021, 11:38 AM

Google is your friend...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford

JimNNN · 07-13-2021, 04:58 PM

Interesting item that I've heard: Henry Ford wasn't carried to his final resting place in a Ford, Mercury or Lincoln hearse. It was a Packard, I think.

Lanny · 07-13-2021, 08:44 PM

Well, maybe Henry wanted to make sure the hearse
would get him there on time

Just kidding, just kidding

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Alaska Jim · 07-14-2021, 12:19 AM

probably was upset because it was not one of his beloved model T's

JimNNN · 07-14-2021, 09:35 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lanny

well, maybe henry wanted to make sure the hearse
would get him there on time :d
just kidding, just kidding

lol !

V8COOPMAN · 07-15-2021, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JimNNN

It was a Packard, I think.

True scoop! At least the PRESS was on top of real news stories back then! DD

40cpe · 07-15-2021, 03:43 PM

the guy sanding in front of the officer at the left of the steps has a covid mask on.

Lanny · 07-15-2021, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 40cpe

the guy sanding in front of the officer at the left of the steps has a covid mask on.

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Tuberculosis is contagious, and I believe was still going strong thru the '40s.

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5851a · 07-16-2021, 04:56 PM

Read about Henry Ford II going to hire Bunkie Knudson from GM. Had secret meeting in exclusive Detroit area, had to ride in an Oldsmobile to not raise attention. Not sure if true or not but worth a laugh. No FOMOCO hearses around here, told wife I'm going in the back of our truck or I will haunt her.

KULTULZ · 07-16-2021, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanny

Tuberculosis is contagious, and I believe was still going strong thru the '40s.

Here's a HOT NEWS FLASH -

TB is still alive and walks amongst us. I lived in WDC METRO for many years. About ten or so years ago, fast food joints began using work teams (outside labor) consisting mostly of illegals. One girl in this fast food restaurant began to have a cough. It went on for a few weeks until it dawned on someone to take her to a doctor.

Yep, she brought TB across, as COVID is being allowed across now unchecked.

So the next time you are suffering a BIG MAC ATTACK, think about it.

KULTULZ - Waiting For Next Article 15

KULTULZ · 07-16-2021, 05:37 PM

Most likely, that hearse was the make the funeral home was using in it's fleet.

Henry didn't request a FORD specific hearse quickly enough.

51504bat · 07-16-2021, 06:29 PM

KULTULZ - Waiting For Next Article 15

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1971 - 1973 always on the verge of an Article 15. Just part of keeping the lifers on their toes.

JimNNN · 07-16-2021, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KULTULZ

Yep, she brought TB across, as COVID is being allowed across now unchecked.

Welcome to our new "improved" borderless world.

mercman from oz · 07-16-2021, 09:01 PM

This is Henry and Clara Fords Grave Site in Michigan.
Henry Ford - 30 July 1863 to 7 April 1947

mercman from oz · 07-16-2021, 09:04 PM

Clara Fords Gravestone.

rotorwrench · 07-17-2021, 07:48 AM

That's one way to keep the souvenir hunters and grave robbers out. Detroit is a wonderful city these days.

I doubt if the Ford family gave it much thought at the time as far as the make and model of hearse that was needed. Custom bodied Ford ambulances and hearses were available but I'm sure that a lot of the local mortuary businesses wanted higher end cars.

I've not seen too many Hearses based on the the post war Lincoln cars or even the immediate pre-war Lincoln cars. The Model K would have been the best to modify but they quit making them in late 1939. The coach builders preferred the big Cadillac, Packard, and Chrysler Imperial type cars due to the way they were shaped. The Lincolns had the long tapered fast back look on the fordor types and the Continental was too short in the rear end.

AntonioR · 03-19-2022, 03:42 PM

That's a hell of a photo from the funeral there!!

1942deluxe · 03-19-2022, 05:33 PM

I bought the book "The Last Days of Henry Ford" by Henry Dominguez a few years back. His timing was good as he got interviews with people that were there when Henry died before they also passed. Has the only known color picture of Henry. I thought it was an honest book. No attempt to sugar coat his life. He was a great man but flawed like most humans.

Daves55Sedan · 03-20-2022, 11:16 PM

In order to save money on funeral expenses, I'm going to have them throw my corpse in the back of my '55 Ford Courier sedan delivery wagon. They're putting me in a grave-plot that was meant for one of my ancestors, who had become estranged from the family and wound up in a veterans cemetery. He served in WWII. A row of grave-plots there was paid for by my Grandpa back in the '40's so that each of his kids would have a final resting place with Grandma & Grandpa at the head of the row. So, I lucked out on that too.

07-13-2021, 11:24 AM	#1
Chopped29Tudor Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 13	How old was Henry... ...when he died?

07-13-2021, 11:38 AM	#2
dmsfrr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Abq, NM Posts: 3,607	Re: How old was Henry... Google is your friend... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford

07-13-2021, 04:58 PM	#3
JimNNN Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 522	Re: How old was Henry... Interesting item that I've heard: Henry Ford wasn't carried to his final resting place in a Ford, Mercury or Lincoln hearse. It was a Packard, I think.

07-13-2021, 08:44 PM	#4
Lanny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mn Posts: 2,411	Re: How old was Henry... Well, maybe Henry wanted to make sure the hearse would get him there on time Just kidding, just kidding . __________________ If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. But if daddy ain't happy...RUN

07-14-2021, 12:19 AM	#5
Alaska Jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 1,575	Re: How old was Henry... probably was upset because it was not one of his beloved model T's

07-15-2021, 03:43 PM	#8
40cpe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Star, MS Posts: 4,024	Re: How old was Henry... the guy sanding in front of the officer at the left of the steps has a covid mask on.

07-16-2021, 04:56 PM	#10
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,664	Re: How old was Henry... Read about Henry Ford II going to hire Bunkie Knudson from GM. Had secret meeting in exclusive Detroit area, had to ride in an Oldsmobile to not raise attention. Not sure if true or not but worth a laugh. No FOMOCO hearses around here, told wife I'm going in the back of our truck or I will haunt her.

07-16-2021, 05:37 PM	#12
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,475	Re: How old was Henry... Most likely, that hearse was the make the funeral home was using in it's fleet. Henry didn't request a FORD specific hearse quickly enough. __________________ *** - WHY IS IT ... - ... that everything you buy in the grocery store is either wrapped in or contained in plastic but the government doesn't want you to carry it out in a plastic bag? WONDERING IN W(BY GOD)V ... DIAGNOSED CDO** - (OCD In Correct Alphabetical Order)

07-16-2021, 06:29 PM	#13
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,018	Re: How old was Henry... KULTULZ - Waiting For Next Article 15 [/QUOTE] 1971 - 1973 always on the verge of an Article 15. Just part of keeping the lifers on their toes. __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

07-16-2021, 09:01 PM	#15
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,365	Re: How old was Henry... This is Henry and Clara Fords Grave Site in Michigan. Henry Ford - 30 July 1863 to 7 April 1947

07-16-2021, 09:04 PM	#16
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,365	Re: How old was Henry... Clara Fords Gravestone.

07-17-2021, 07:48 AM	#17
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: How old was Henry... That's one way to keep the souvenir hunters and grave robbers out. Detroit is a wonderful city these days. I doubt if the Ford family gave it much thought at the time as far as the make and model of hearse that was needed. Custom bodied Ford ambulances and hearses were available but I'm sure that a lot of the local mortuary businesses wanted higher end cars. I've not seen too many Hearses based on the the post war Lincoln cars or even the immediate pre-war Lincoln cars. The Model K would have been the best to modify but they quit making them in late 1939. The coach builders preferred the big Cadillac, Packard, and Chrysler Imperial type cars due to the way they were shaped. The Lincolns had the long tapered fast back look on the fordor types and the Continental was too short in the rear end. Last edited by rotorwrench; 07-17-2021 at 08:19 AM.

03-19-2022, 03:42 PM	#18
AntonioR Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Posts: 11	Re: How old was Henry... That's a hell of a photo from the funeral there!!

03-19-2022, 05:33 PM	#19
1942deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Albion, PA Posts: 710	Re: How old was Henry... I bought the book "The Last Days of Henry Ford" by Henry Dominguez a few years back. His timing was good as he got interviews with people that were there when Henry died before they also passed. Has the only known color picture of Henry. I thought it was an honest book. No attempt to sugar coat his life. He was a great man but flawed like most humans.

03-20-2022, 11:16 PM	#20
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: How old was Henry... In order to save money on funeral expenses, I'm going to have them throw my corpse in the back of my '55 Ford Courier sedan delivery wagon. They're putting me in a grave-plot that was meant for one of my ancestors, who had become estranged from the family and wound up in a veterans cemetery. He served in WWII. A row of grave-plots there was paid for by my Grandpa back in the '40's so that each of his kids would have a final resting place with Grandma & Grandpa at the head of the row. So, I lucked out on that too.