(1881 – 1955)

Ford Chief Engineer. ‘Father of the Model T Ford, the first affordable, assembly-line production car’.

He was one of the most talented technical forebears in American automotive industry. In 1937, he was appointed as chief constructor at Ford.

Invented and Designed: ‘Model T’ Ford (1908), ‘Model A’ Ford (1927), Fordson Tractor, ignition plug, planetary gearbox.

Credited with: production of Liberty aircraft engines, designing ambulance vans and light tanks during World War I