Henry Ford II, known as “Hank” to many, was born on September 4, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, to Edsel Ford and Eleanor Clay Ford. He was the eldest grandson of the legendary automotive pioneer Henry Ford, who had founded the Ford Motor Company. Growing up in the shadow of the company’s success, young Henry was […] The post August 29, 1987 – Henry Ford II dies appeared first on This Day In Automotive History.
