It helped pioneer standard airbags. James Bond took it for a spin. It came to define a whole voting class in Britain.

Vintage Adventurer Rod Wade is aiming to set a new world record as he drives against the clock from New York to California in his 1930 Ford Model A.

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford, whose innovative ideas revolutionised transportation and brought mobility to the masses. Henry Ford’s enduring impact is being recognised through events and declarations across the United States and around the world.

Participants at this year’s Simply Ford event, held in the grounds of the National Motor Museum on the 5th May, enjoyed the first hot weekend of the year with clear blue skies and day-long sunshine. The event is now in its fourth year and a firm fixture on the Beaulieu calendar.