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1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype, Designed and Built by E. T. Gregorie for Edsel Ford
Ebling, George, 1886-1955 and Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department1939-02-23
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Inspired by his 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford and designer Bob Gregorie created a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. When Ford drove the car in Florida the following spring, friends were so enthusiastic that he put the design into production. The Lincoln Continental remained in production through 1948, but the prototype was destroyed.
Details
- Title: 1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype, Designed and Built by E. T. Gregorie for Edsel Ford
- Creator: Ebling, George, 1886-1955, Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department
- Date: 1939-02-23
- Location: United States, Michigan, Detroit
- Subject Keywords: Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943, Gregorie, E. T., 1908-2002, Ford Motor Company. Lincoln Plant, Automobiles, Lincoln Continental automobile, Prototypes (Object genre), Photographic prints, Photographs
- Type: Photographs
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Photographic print
- Object ID: 64.167.833.P.71476
- Image ID: THF128846
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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