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Benson Ford
American automotive executive · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Lived 1919 to 1978 · aged 59
Benson Ford Sr. was an American businessman in the automotive industry, a vice-president of Ford Motor Company, and national co-chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
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Edsel Ford family home on Lake St. Clair
Benson Ford's unique Lincoln Futura, later known as the Batmobile, briefly became the most famous car in the world.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan
MV Benson Ford in the Duluth Ship Canal in July 1978
The MV Benson Ford as it sits today on a cliff on South Bass Island, OhioAbout this person
Benson Ford remains famous for: being the first prominent person in the Ford family to actively preach religious harmony between faiths through his NCCJ co-chairmanship ; through the internationally famous Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn, Michigan, which bears his name; and the now historic 1924 Great Lakes freighter Benson Ford Ship named after him, now known as the Benson Ford Shiphouse, in Put-In-Bay, Ohio. Benson was also noteworthy as being the one member of the Ford family most closely associated with Lincoln-Mercury, rather than Ford, where under Benson's guidance the experimental Lincoln Futura car was developed. The Futura later became the most famous and recognizable car in the world for several years, television's Batmobile driven by Batman actor Adam West.
