Left: March, 23, 1942 Time Magazine Cover depicting Henry Ford's War Efforts. Source: loveartnotpeople.org      Middle: Viewing of Henry Ford.  Source: mtfca.com                         Right: Febuary 4th, 1946 Time Magazine cover depicting the Henry Ford(Left) with the his grandson and new head of Ford Motors, Henry Ford II(Right).    Source: time.com

End of                  Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. 
An Era                                    Anyone who keeps learning stays young.                                                                                                                                   -Henry Ford (forbes.com 21 Quotes From Henry Ford On Business,                                                                Leadership And Life)

America contracted Ford during WWII to make planes and trucks.

"There can be no lasting peace where hatred exists. 
Hatreds will continue to arise as long as the causes of war are not rooted out and exposed."
-Henry Ford 1944(thehenryford.org Henry Ford Quotations) 

Ford propaganda of U.S. Army Tanks. Click to enlarge. Source: http://news.wyotech.edu/

Ford Factory pumping out 1945 Ford GPW Military Jeeps. Click to enlarge. Source: olive-drab.com

'"Wars are necessary to teach us lessons we seem unable to learn any other way."
-Henry Ford 1941(thehenryford.org Henry Ford Quotations) 

Henry Ford II(grandson) succeeded Henry Ford as head of Ford Motors after senior Ford was mentally and physically unfit for the task.

"My name is on the building"
     -Henry Ford II when his authority was questioned. (time.com Henry Ford II: 1917-1987: My Name Is on the Building)

"The remains of the old must be decently laid away; the path of the new prepared.  That is the difference between Revolution and Progress."
-Henry Ford 1922(thehenryford.org Henry Ford Quotations)

Henry Ford II(front) with the iconic 1964 Ford Mustang at the World's Fair in NYC. Click to enlarge. Source: automobilemag.com

Henry Ford dies April 7, 1947 at Fairlane Estates in Dearborn approximately 2 miles from his childhood home. He was 83 when he died from cerebral hemorrhage next to his wife, Clara.

"I think Mr. Ford is leaving us."                      Rosa Buhler(Ford's maid) to Clara Ford just before his death (blog.hemmings.com“I think Mr. Ford is leaving us.” On the death of Henry Ford ) 

"We are here for experience, and experience is a preparation to know the Truth when we meet it." -Henry Ford 1923(thehenryford.org Henry Ford Quotations)

Ford's gravestone today located at Ford Cemetery. Clara Ford's gravestone is at the far left. Click to enlarge. Source: flickdriver.com

Ford's funeral convoy brings Detroit to a standstill as thousands watch. Click to enlarge. Source: blog.hemmings.com

Click to enlarge. Source: time.com

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