Even though Ford had an engineering team assigned to develop the engine Ford flathead V8 engine, many of the ideas and innovations were Henry Ford's. source
Even though Ford had an engineering team assigned to develop the engine Ford flathead V8 engine, many of the ideas and innovations were Henry Ford's.
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company.
Also in 1896, Henry Ford attended a meeting of Edison executives, where he was introduced to Thomas Edison. Edison approved of Ford's automobile experimentation.
In October 1901, With the help of C. Harold Wills, Henry Ford designed, built, and successfully raced a 26-horsepower automobile source
In October 1901, With the help of C. Harold Wills, Henry Ford designed, built, and successfully raced a 26-horsepower automobile
Although Henry Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. source
Although Henry Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford.
Ford had opposed America's entry into World War II and continued to believe that international business could generate the prosperity that would head off wars. source
Ford had opposed America's entry into World War II and continued to believe that international business could generate the prosperity that would head off wars.
The mass production techniques Henry Ford championed eventually allowed Ford Motor Company to turn out one Model T every 24 seconds. source
The mass production techniques Henry Ford championed eventually allowed Ford Motor Company to turn out one Model T every 24 seconds.
On February 1, 1924, Ford received Kurt Ludecke, a representative of Hitler, at home. Ludecke asked Ford for a contribution to the Nazi cause, but was apparently refused.
Herny Ford opened Ford assembly plants in Britain and Canada in 1911, and soon became the biggest automotive producer in those countries.
In 1929, in the absence of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, Ford accepted an offer by the Soviet Government to provide technical aid in building the first Soviet automobile plant (GAZ) near Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky).
Max Wallace has stated "History records that...Adolf Hitler was an ardent Anti-Semite before he ever read Ford's The International Jew.
The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.