" Eustace " was selected for euphony, although Ford may have borrowed the name from Eustace Taylor, his fraternity brother from Delta Kappa Epsilon at Columbia College of Columbia University.

The producers were looking for a song to represent the type of music the youth of 1955 was listening to, and the elder Ford borrowed several records from his son's collection, one of which was Haley's " Rock Around the Clock " and this was the song chosen.

Segal started with a Ford F-350 truck, reinforced the frame assembly, added the front end from a Grand National stock car, borrowed air scoops from a DC-3, and a one-man cockpit modeled after a Messerschmitt fighter plane.

As the police began their murder investigation he telephoned his mother, asking her to collect the children, and then drove a borrowed Ford Corsair to a friend's house in Uckfield, Sussex.

Soon, Townley was traveling the state in a borrowed Model T Ford signing up NPL members for a payment of $ 6 in dues.

Under the hood, coil-on-plug ignition replaced the traditional spark plug wires ; a first for the 4. 6 L Modular V8, this was a design borrowed from the 3. 4 L V8 used in the 1996-1999 Ford Taurus SHO.

The Second to Fourth Generation Thunderbird convertibles were similar in design to the Lincoln convertible of the time and borrowed from earlier Ford hardtop / convertible designs.

After joining the Socialist party and running unsuccessfully for the state legislature in 1914, he abandoned the Socialists and criss-crossed the state in a borrowed Model-T Ford, signing up members in a new political party called the Nonpartisan League.

The Fairmont Futura featured an unusual two-piece vinyl roof with an upswept central roof band, borrowed from the larger Ford Thunderbird of the same time period, originally inspired by the 1955 Ford Crown Victoria.

It also includes stylistic differences, such as a two-tone interior, turn signal repeaters borrowed from the European-market Ford Maverick, monotone cladding, and the signature Mercury " waterfall " front grille.

The body structure and transaxle design borrowed heavily from the Ford Escort, but due to the larger size of the Topaz there were few common components.

While the Aviator's styling borrowed cues from its big brother, the Navigator, it didn't look much different from the very widespread Ford Explorer that it was based on.

Although the Aerostar was designed from a dedicated platform ( a first for an American minivan ), many of its components were borrowed from the Ford light-truck lineup ( from the Ranger / Bronco II ).

The HFX concept borrowed some features used in other Ford vehicles, such as 4-wheel air suspension and electronic climate control.

Skip Barber started the school in 1975 with two borrowed Formula Ford race cars and four students.

The game's designers built their " game universe " when there was no official canon, and they borrowed heavily from ideas in the Star Trek original series, the Star Trek animated series, fan fiction, and the works of the late Star Trek novelist John M. Ford.

The gentleman on the original cover, now referred to as " Eustace Tilley ", is a character created by Corey Ford for The New Yorker.

Welles cast Joseph Cotten in the lead role, with other parts going to Mercury Theatre actors including Eustace Wyatt, Edgar Barrier, Ruth Ford, Arlene Francis and Mary Wickes.

Unlike their European counterparts, manual transmissions have disappeared due to lack of demand ; 1995 was the last year for a manual transmission in the Ford Aerostar and Chrysler minivans while GM had previously discontinued the manual transmission in the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari.

Gerald Ford sought a full term, after serving out the last two years and five months of Nixon's second term, but was not elected.

Edison's last breath is reportedly contained in a test tube at the Henry Ford Museum.

* September 4 – In Lorain, Ohio, the last Ford Thunderbird for 3 years rolls off the assembly line.

** In the last mass lynching in the United States, a mob of white men shoot and kill two African-American couples near Moore's Ford Bridge in Georgia.

Knowing that government funding would not last forever, the Ford Foundation helped CTW start investing.

Actor Nicolas Cage, born Nicolas Coppola, chose a new last name to avoid comparisons to his uncle, director Francis Ford Coppola, who gave him his big break in the movie Peggy Sue Got Married.

His friend Ford Prefect, a contributor to the Guide, assures him that the next edition will contain the article on Earth that Ford has spent the last 15 years researching — somewhat cut due to space restrictions, but still an improvement.

Volume 2 features the last four hours ( hosted by Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Crystal Gayle and Charley Pride ), including live performances by Asleep At The Wheel, Freddy Fender, Anne Murray and more.

" Astaire maintained this policy from The Gay Divorcee ( 1934 ) onwards ( until overruled by Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Finian's Rainbow ( 1968 ), Astaire's last film musical ).

Astaire's last major musical film was Finian's Rainbow ( 1968 ), directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

In 1893, he created the part of Ford in Verdi's last opera, Falstaff.

Scowcroft had served in the Kissinger NSC, had been National Security Adviser in the last years of the Ford administration, and had chaired the President's Board examining the Iran-Contra affair.

Another long neglected covered bridge, the Bells Ford Bridge, which is believed the last remaining Post Truss bridge in the world, succumbed to similar neglect, collapsing into the White River on January 2, 2006.

The remainder was used to create Ford County in 1859 ; this was the last county to be formed in the state.

As workers came to the factory, Ford named the resulting town " Rossford " by combining the last name of his second wife, Caroline Ross, with his.

This time, DCI Rachel Selway ( Nicola Redmond ) became the main detective, although her superior officer, Superintendent Peter Ross ( Mick Ford ), an ex-boyfriend of Sam's, had a stronger relationship with the pathology lab ; he and Sam resumed their romance, but it ended with the last episode of the series.

In its last model year, Ford built 68, 179 units.

The film marked the last time Ford and Wayne ever worked together on a project.

Hank drives a red Ford Super Duty, which replaced his original truck, a red Ford Ranger after it was destroyed by a train, despite trying to make it last as long as mechanically possible.

The last Chicago, Illinois Ford Taurus Sedan rolled off the assembly line on June 25, 2004.

The last mid-size Ford Taurus rolled off the assembly line around 7: 00am, destined for delivery to S. Truett Cathy, owner of Chick-fil-A.

The original name of the bridge was Broad Ford Bridge.

He received his middle name in honor of Henry Ford, as he was born at the Henry Ford Hospital.

Critic Leonard Maltin labeled Hawks " the greatest American director who is not a household name ," noting that, while his work may not be as well known as Ford, Welles, or DeMille, he is no less a talented filmmaker.

* John M. Ford ( 1957 – 2006 ), American science fiction writer and poet ; achieved iconic status in genre community as columnist and personality known under pen name " Dr. Mike "

Willys also followed the Ford pattern by stamping its name into some body parts, but stopped this in 1942.

The following day he rented a 1993 Ford F-700 truck from Ryder under the name Robert D. Kling, an alias he adopted because he knew an Army soldier named Kling with whom he shared physical characteristics, and because it reminded him of the Klingon warriors of Star Trek.

The original name for the orbiter was Constitution but was renamed due to Star Trek fans and the personal intervention of President Gerald Ford.

So columnist Nelson Ford had a contest to come up with a better name.

Although Ford did not mention the campaign, the president, saying he was " partial to the name " Enterprise, directed NASA officials to change the name.

At the New Orleans slave market, Burch's partner Thomas Freeman sold Northup under the name of Platt to William Ford, a planter on Bayou Boeuf of the Red River ( Mississippi ) in Louisiana.

The Thunderbird is most famous as name of the popular car model of the Ford Motor Company.

Reagan's supporters then sought to amend the convention rules so that Gerald R. Ford would be required to name his vice presidential running mate in advance as well.

Screen names are also used to create a more marketable name, as in the case of Creighton Tull Chaney, who adopted the pseudonym Lon Chaney, Jr., a reference to his famous father Lon Chaney, Sr. On the converse, Nicolas Cage adopted this stage name instead of his real name, Nicolas Kim Coppola, in order to conceal the appearance of nepotism as the nephew of famous director Francis Ford Coppola.

He was finally credited as " Harrison J. Ford " in the 1967 Western film, A Time for Killing, but the " J " did not stand for anything, since he has no middle name.

Ford later said that he was unaware of the existence of the earlier Harrison Ford until he came upon a star with his own name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The name Triton is associated in modern industry with tough hard-wearing machines such as the Ford Triton engine and Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck.

The name " Ford – Fulkerson " is often also used for the Edmonds – Karp algorithm, which is a specialization of Ford – Fulkerson.