How Tall Was Henry Ford?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Gruber- Spanaway, Wash. on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 12:28 pm:

I just saw a pic in Old Cars Weekly of Henry standing next to a '27 touring car.
He's as tall as the top of the windshield.
Never really thought about it before, but I was kinda surprised he was that tall.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 12:36 pm:

"Henry Ford was measured at five feet, nine inches; Edsel, five feet, seven and one-half inches; and Sorensen. six feet, one inch" according to "The public image of Henry Ford" by David L. Lewis (1976)

5 feet, 8.5 inches according to http://www.humanheight.net/famous_people/height_of_ford.html


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 12:39 pm:

5' - 8 1/2" based on:
http://www.chacha.com/question/how-tall-was-henry-ford

And also found, ".. Mr. Ford's driver's license dated August 14, 1919. It identifies personal statistics: Age, 56 years; Color of hair, gray; Height, 5 ft, 8 1/2"

Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 01:20 pm:

If you go into the the triple E building in Dearborn (where Henry's office is preserved with a piece of plexiglass over the doorway), there is a structural pillar in the middle of the engineering room that has another piece of plexiglass on it. Under the plexiglass there are pencil markings & names written for Henry & several workers who all took turns standing against the pillar & having someone mark their height. At least it was still there 10 years ago when I was there.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 02:46 pm:

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Everett on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 08:18 pm:

I remember reading somewhere that Henry had above average size hands; does anyone remember this?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chuck Hoffman - Gold Country of Calif. on Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 10:30 pm:

Some think he was bigger than life....


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