William Donzelli wrote:
Thanks, I knew Philco had been bought by Ford,
but thought maybe the computer
division might have been hived off to another computer manufacturer or one of
the seven dwarves, always figured Ford wanted it (Philco) for the radio division.
Ford purchased Philco for the military contracts. Their radio business
by then was a sinking ship.
The home radio side, yes, but Ford was producing millions of cars, I seem to recall
dismantling and repairing more than a few Philco/Ford car radios as a kid.
Interesting about the military contracts.