Henry Ford II, William C. Ford and Benson Ford examining model of Ford engine development laboratory
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View of Henry Ford II, William C. Ford and Benson Ford examining model of Ford engine development laboratory. Label on back: "Henry Ford II, president of the Ford Motor Company, William C. Ford (left), a company director, and Benson Ford, vice-president and general manager of the Lincoln-Mercury Division, inspect a scale model of the new Ford engine development laboratory, said by engineers to be the most complete and modern in the world. The first wing of the structure, housing 15 test rooms equipped with electronically controlled, 200 HP amplidyne, direct current dynamometers, is now in operation. Additional construction, which will complete the laboratory, starts in March. The building is the first of eight major structures to comprise the Ford Research and Engineering Center designed for advanced research in all phases of automotive and truck development. From Ford News Bureau, Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan. 2-16-50."
