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- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924 - Edsel Ford named his speedboat <EM>Nine Ninety Nine</EM> in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
- February 01, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924 - Edsel Ford named his speedboat <EM>Nine Ninety Nine</EM> in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
- February 01, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat "Typhoon," June 1934 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. <EM>Typhoon</EM> was a sleek 40-foot mahogany runabout built in 1929. With a 600-horsepower engine, it was fast. Edsel used this speedboat for enjoyment and relaxation, and to commute from his Lake St. Clair home to his office at the Ford Rouge plant.
- June 15, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat "Typhoon," June 1934
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. Typhoon was a sleek 40-foot mahogany runabout built in 1929. With a 600-horsepower engine, it was fast. Edsel used this speedboat for enjoyment and relaxation, and to commute from his Lake St. Clair home to his office at the Ford Rouge plant.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat "Typhoon," June 1934 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. <EM>Typhoon</EM> was a sleek 40-foot mahogany runabout built in 1929. With a 600-horsepower engine, it was fast. Edsel used this speedboat for enjoyment and relaxation, and to commute from his Lake St. Clair home to his office at the Ford Rouge plant.
- June 15, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat "Typhoon," June 1934
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. Typhoon was a sleek 40-foot mahogany runabout built in 1929. With a 600-horsepower engine, it was fast. Edsel used this speedboat for enjoyment and relaxation, and to commute from his Lake St. Clair home to his office at the Ford Rouge plant.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat "Typhoon," June 1934 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. <EM>Typhoon</EM> was a sleek 40-foot mahogany runabout built in 1929. With a 600-horsepower engine, it was fast. Edsel used this speedboat for enjoyment and relaxation, and to commute from his Lake St. Clair home to his office at the Ford Rouge plant.
- June 15, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat "Typhoon," June 1934
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. Typhoon was a sleek 40-foot mahogany runabout built in 1929. With a 600-horsepower engine, it was fast. Edsel used this speedboat for enjoyment and relaxation, and to commute from his Lake St. Clair home to his office at the Ford Rouge plant.
- Edsel Ford's Personal Speedboat, "Goldfish," December 1935 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. Ford competed, as an owner, in the Gold Cup boat races in Detroit in 1922 and 1923. This photograph shows <em>Goldfish</em>, one of Ford's competition boats.
- December 26, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Personal Speedboat, "Goldfish," December 1935
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. Ford competed, as an owner, in the Gold Cup boat races in Detroit in 1922 and 1923. This photograph shows Goldfish, one of Ford's competition boats.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924 - Edsel Ford named his speedboat <EM>Nine Ninety Nine</EM> in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
- February 01, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 1924 - Edsel Ford named his speedboat <em>Nine Ninety Nine</em> in tribute to the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford enjoyed spending time on the water, whether sailing for pleasure on a yacht or racing at top speed in a powerboat.
- August 21, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 1924
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in tribute to the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford enjoyed spending time on the water, whether sailing for pleasure on a yacht or racing at top speed in a powerboat.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," in Florida, circa 1924 - Edsel Ford named his speedboat <em>Nine Ninety Nine</em> in tribute to the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford enjoyed spending time on the water, whether sailing for pleasure on a yacht or racing at top speed in a powerboat.
- circa 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," in Florida, circa 1924
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in tribute to the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford enjoyed spending time on the water, whether sailing for pleasure on a yacht or racing at top speed in a powerboat.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine" in Florida, circa 1925 - Edsel Ford named his speedboat <em>Nine Ninety Nine</em> in tribute to the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford enjoyed spending time on the water, whether sailing for pleasure on a yacht or racing at top speed in a powerboat.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine" in Florida, circa 1925
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in tribute to the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford enjoyed spending time on the water, whether sailing for pleasure on a yacht or racing at top speed in a powerboat.