AUTOS: The Winner

For months the world-straddling empire of Henry Ford has quivered and groaned like a leviathan with acute indigestion. Cause of the upheavals has been the rival ambitions of the empire's two powerful princes: tough Director Harry Bennett and smooth Production Boss Charles E. Sorensen. Last week, the empire had its biggest convulsion of all.

In Miami Beach, Charlie Sorensen called reporters to his winter home. Broad-shouldered, tanned, and looking fit from long afternoons on the sunny beach, he' issued a statement: "I am resigning from the Ford Motor Company after 39 years of...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!