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- How to Be an Expert Driver, by Al Esper, Chief Test Driver, Ford Motor Company, 1949 - Al Esper joined Ford Motor Company in 1917. He worked in automotive and aircraft engineering, and he helped develop the company's first wind tunnels. By the late 1940s, he was Ford's top test driver. Esper appeared in a series of comic-strip-style advertisements that encouraged safe driving habits and promoted Ford's safety-related engineering efforts.
- 1949
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How to Be an Expert Driver, by Al Esper, Chief Test Driver, Ford Motor Company, 1949
Al Esper joined Ford Motor Company in 1917. He worked in automotive and aircraft engineering, and he helped develop the company's first wind tunnels. By the late 1940s, he was Ford's top test driver. Esper appeared in a series of comic-strip-style advertisements that encouraged safe driving habits and promoted Ford's safety-related engineering efforts.
- The Ford Good Drivers League: One Man's Contribution to the Highway Safety Problem, 1941 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
The Ford Good Drivers League: One Man's Contribution to the Highway Safety Problem, 1941
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- How to Be an Expert Driver, by Al Esper, Chief Test Driver, Ford Motor Company, 1947 - Al Esper joined Ford Motor Company in 1917. He worked in automotive and aircraft engineering, and he helped develop the company's first wind tunnels. By the late 1940s, he was Ford's top test driver. Esper appeared in a series of comic-strip-style advertisements that encouraged safe driving habits and promoted Ford's safety-related engineering efforts.
- 1947
- Collections - Artifact
How to Be an Expert Driver, by Al Esper, Chief Test Driver, Ford Motor Company, 1947
Al Esper joined Ford Motor Company in 1917. He worked in automotive and aircraft engineering, and he helped develop the company's first wind tunnels. By the late 1940s, he was Ford's top test driver. Esper appeared in a series of comic-strip-style advertisements that encouraged safe driving habits and promoted Ford's safety-related engineering efforts.