Buzz Aldrin is one in every of solely 12 people to have walked on the moon.
As of late, getting a automobile constructed and delivered in a well timed trend is almost as spectacular a feat.
Aldrin, the final surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, ordered a 2022 Lincoln Nautilus crossover in October from Galpin Lincoln in California. He wished it delivered in time for his 92nd birthday on Jan. 30, however his order sat unproduced for months amid the semiconductor scarcity.
Ford Motor Co.‘s Oakville Meeting, dwelling to the Nautilus and Ford Edge, has misplaced greater than 120 days of manufacturing because the chip disaster started final yr, in accordance with AutoForecast Options.
That is extra downtime than another Ford facility, AFS says.
However while you’re one of many world’s most well-known astronauts, you are likely to have connections.
Lincoln President Pleasure Falotico was alerted to Aldrin’s plight by means of a textual content from former Ford CEO Jim Hackett, who had been contacted by Aldrin’s workforce.
“He mentioned, ‘Hey, are you able to assist get this automobile produced? It is for a really particular consumer named Buzz Aldrin, as in Buzz Aldrin the astronaut,’ ” Falotico mentioned.
To underscore the purpose, Hackett despatched her a photograph of the December 1969 Nationwide Geographic with Aldrin on the quilt.