Cars & Concepts

Henry Leland's Lincoln Motor Co., brand founded in 1920

Henry Ford, standing at left, and Henry Leland, standing at right, as Edsel Ford, left, and Wilfred Leland, right, sign an agreement transferring ownership of the Lincoln Motor Company to Ford Motor Co. in 1922. (LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM)
January 26, 2021 04:44 PM

Henry Leland, a machinist with a penchant for precision, is the father of the mass-produced American luxury car and played a key role in the formation of two famed Detroit brands.

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