The Ford Barn

mercman from oz · 05-30-2023, 07:31 PM

I just read where Professor David Lewis, late of Ann Arbor, Michigan passed away last month, just short of his 96th Birthday.

https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituarie...ry?id=51744357

Gary WA · 05-30-2023, 08:46 PM

Thanks for the info! looks like he lived a great life. Condolences to family and friends. You sure have some Great looking cars there.!!

mercman from oz · 05-30-2023, 09:03 PM

Professor David Lewis was a very active writer who loved old Fords and their creators.
Living in Michigan, he got to know and was able to interview many Ford Employees including Henry Ford II.
Among the many books he authored on Fords and the Company, he wrote this book, "The Public Image of Henry Ford - An American Folk Hero and His Company".
I am privileged to have a personally autographed copy in my Library of Ford Books.

mercman from oz · 05-30-2023, 10:39 PM

In my Post 1, I got it wrong. Because of the way Americans write their dates, I got confused.
David actually lived a week after his 96th Birthday.

mercman from oz · 05-31-2023, 11:08 PM

David L. Lewis Researching in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1952

mercman from oz · 06-06-2023, 09:07 PM

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100 Years of Ford - by David L Lewis and the Editors of Consumer Guide

henry's 31 · 06-06-2023, 09:28 PM

With David Lewis and my dear friend Jim Langley a few years ago, I feel we have lost the best historians on Ford and the Ford Motor Company. I always enjoyed his books and his postings on Cars & Parts. Thank you Professor Lewis for the many history insihgts into Ford. May you rest in peace. My deepest sympathy to his family, his friends and all that knew him.

05-30-2023, 07:31 PM	#1
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 I just read where Professor David Lewis, late of Ann Arbor, Michigan passed away last month, just short of his 96th Birthday. https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituarie...ry?id=51744357

05-30-2023, 08:46 PM	#2
Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,106	Re: Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 Thanks for the info! looks like he lived a great life. Condolences to family and friends. You sure have some Great looking cars there.!! __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com

05-30-2023, 09:03 PM	#3
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Re: Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 Professor David Lewis was a very active writer who loved old Fords and their creators. Living in Michigan, he got to know and was able to interview many Ford Employees including Henry Ford II. Among the many books he authored on Fords and the Company, he wrote this book, "The Public Image of Henry Ford - An American Folk Hero and His Company". I am privileged to have a personally autographed copy in my Library of Ford Books.

05-30-2023, 10:39 PM	#4
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Re: Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 In my Post 1, I got it wrong. Because of the way Americans write their dates, I got confused. David actually lived a week after his 96th Birthday.

05-31-2023, 11:08 PM	#5
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Re: Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 David L. Lewis Researching in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1952

06-06-2023, 09:07 PM	#6
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Re: Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 100 Years of Ford - by David L Lewis and the Editors of Consumer Guide

06-06-2023, 09:28 PM	#7
henry's 31 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Columbus(Cataula) Georgia Posts: 849	Re: Professor David Lewis - Ford Historian - 1927 - 2023 With David Lewis and my dear friend Jim Langley a few years ago, I feel we have lost the best historians on Ford and the Ford Motor Company. I always enjoyed his books and his postings on Cars & Parts. Thank you Professor Lewis for the many history insihgts into Ford. May you rest in peace. My deepest sympathy to his family, his friends and all that knew him.