[Jack Shaft]

All father and son dynamics are multilevel.A strong willed father attempting to steer his son is not uncommon,the canvas their lives were painted on is.

Al Esper in his oral history cites Edsel Ford behind bringing in the tri motor engineers in to raise the A engine horsepower when Sheldricks team couldn't get it above above 27 on the dyno..What interesting is the engine they used for experimentation was a T engine,and they got it up to 44 on the brake..the discoveries were then used on the A design.Edsels position put him involved with all aspects of design and production,he was by all accounts a good man to work for.,he had a knack of putting the right man in the right job and letting him go..Bob Gregorie and Harold Hicks to name a few..where his father commanded,Edsel delegated..

Edsel Ford was also considered one of the top ten best dressed men in America,at a time men actually dressed out..