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• n  United States film maker (1896-1973)
• n  grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
• n  son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
• n  English writer and editor (1873-1939)
• n  38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
• n  United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
• n  a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
• n  the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
• v  cross a river where it's shallow

• Names of many towns and villages have been derived from ford, for example, Oxford, the place where oxen used to cross the river.
• A ford is a cheaper alternative to cross a stream, but may not be viable where cloudbursts are very common.

• Ford
• John Ford
• Henry Ford II
• Edsel Bryant Ford
• Ford Madox Ford
• Ford Hermann Hueffer
• Gerald Ford
• Gerald R. Ford
• Gerald Rudolph Ford
• President Ford
• Henry Ford
• crossing
• fording

News & Articles

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• Ford Engine Rebuilders Now Refurbishing 3.0 Engines at CarEnginesforSale.com
  Ford engine rebuilders are now refurbishing the 3.0 engines at the CarEnginesforSale.com company. These V6 motors are now available for Fusion, Taurus and Escape vehicles to provide a reconditioned option for vehicle owners. (PRWeb June 21, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ford-engine-rebuilders/reconditioned-ford-engine/prweb10860448.htm
  June 22, 2013 - PRWeb
• DEARBORN: Ford using robots to improve “Built Ford Tough” durability testing of trucks
  DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. is the first automaker to develop robotic technology that drives vehicles during new accelerated high-impact on- and off-road durability testing.
  June 22, 2013 - Dearborn Press & Guide
• Ford Delivers 33 Millionth F-Series
  Ford announced that the 33 millionth F-Series pickup truck has officially been delivered and sold.
  June 21, 2013 - Work Truck Magazine

Quotes

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• President Bush in New Zealand Herald
  President Ford was a great American who gave many years of dedicated service to our country,President George W. Bush said in a statement from Crawford, Texas. "With his quiet integrity, common sense, and kind instincts, President Ford...
• Tom Brokaw in New York Times
  Gerald Ford brought to the political arena no demons, no hidden agenda, no hit list or acts of vengeance,said Mr. Brokaw, who explained that Mr. Ford had asked him to address the funeral as a representative of the press corps. "He knew who...
• Henry Kissinger in Guardian Unlimited
  In his understated way he did his duty as a leader, not as a performer playing to the gallery,Kissinger said. "Gerald Ford had the virtues of small town America."