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- Ford Good Drivers League Membership Card, 1940 - 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.
- 1940
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Ford Good Drivers League Membership Card, 1940
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.
- Ford Good Drivers League Contest Entry Blank, April 1940 - 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.
- April 01, 1940
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Ford Good Drivers League Contest Entry Blank, April 1940
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.
- "Ford Good Drivers League" Pin, 1940-1942 - 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.
- 1940-1942
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"Ford Good Drivers League" Pin, 1940-1942
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.
- Ford Good Drivers League "Contestant" Badge, 1940-1942 - 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.
- 1940-1942
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Ford Good Drivers League "Contestant" Badge, 1940-1942
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.
- Young Man Taking Driver's Test, Ford Good Drivers League, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 boys competed for 48 university scholarships - ranging from $100 to $5,000 - during the program's first year. Top participants met at the 1940 New York World's Fair for final testing.
- August 29, 1940
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Young Man Taking Driver's Test, Ford Good Drivers League, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 boys competed for 48 university scholarships - ranging from $100 to $5,000 - during the program's first year. Top participants met at the 1940 New York World's Fair for final testing.
- Edsel Ford Awards a $5,000 Scholarship to Gene Kennard, the 1940 Ford Good Drivers League Champion Driver - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Boys from 48 states traveled to the New York World's Fair to compete in the national finals. After a week of testing, Gene Kennard of Evansville, Indiana, was chosen as the National Champion. Edsel Ford presented Gene with a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship.
- 1940
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Edsel Ford Awards a $5,000 Scholarship to Gene Kennard, the 1940 Ford Good Drivers League Champion Driver
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Boys from 48 states traveled to the New York World's Fair to compete in the national finals. After a week of testing, Gene Kennard of Evansville, Indiana, was chosen as the National Champion. Edsel Ford presented Gene with a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship.
- Ford Good Drivers League Observer's Score Sheet for 25 Mile Test Drive, April 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Ford Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Young drivers could compete in state and national championships, which included a driving test. The League's staff surveyed driving instructors throughout the country and developed score sheets, like this one, on which the official observers could rate a contestant's driving skills.
- April 01, 1940
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Ford Good Drivers League Observer's Score Sheet for 25 Mile Test Drive, April 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Ford Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Young drivers could compete in state and national championships, which included a driving test. The League's staff surveyed driving instructors throughout the country and developed score sheets, like this one, on which the official observers could rate a contestant's driving skills.
- Program for Ford Good Drivers League National Finals in Dearborn, Michigan, August 21-25, 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. In 1941, the League invited the state champions to compete in the national finals in Dearborn, Michigan. This program lists the schedule planned for the participants: driving tests, luncheons, tours, a Detroit Tigers baseball game, and an awards ceremony.
- 21 August 1941-25 August 1941
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Program for Ford Good Drivers League National Finals in Dearborn, Michigan, August 21-25, 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. In 1941, the League invited the state champions to compete in the national finals in Dearborn, Michigan. This program lists the schedule planned for the participants: driving tests, luncheons, tours, a Detroit Tigers baseball game, and an awards ceremony.
- Program for the Ford Good Drivers League National Finals, New York City, August 26-30, 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 boys competed for 48 university scholarships - ranging from $100 to $5,000 - during the program's first year. Top participants met at the 1940 New York World's Fair for final testing and an award ceremony.
- 26 August 1940-30 August 1940
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Program for the Ford Good Drivers League National Finals, New York City, August 26-30, 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 boys competed for 48 university scholarships - ranging from $100 to $5,000 - during the program's first year. Top participants met at the 1940 New York World's Fair for final testing and an award ceremony.
- Sports Luncheon in Honor of State Champions of Ford Good Drivers League, August 30, 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 teenaged drivers competed during the program's first year, with each state's champion traveling to the 1940 New York World's Fair for the national finals. On the event's last day, League officials hosted a special Sports Luncheon for the participants.
- August 30, 1940
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Sports Luncheon in Honor of State Champions of Ford Good Drivers League, August 30, 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 teenaged drivers competed during the program's first year, with each state's champion traveling to the 1940 New York World's Fair for the national finals. On the event's last day, League officials hosted a special Sports Luncheon for the participants.