Henry Ford

Henry Ford was born.

Jul 30, 1863

Without him, cars would not be the same as they are today.

First large car plant.

Feb 4, 1893

This is when ford started mass-producing cars.

Built his first gas-powered engine.

Dec 24, 1893

This is a key part of the car and without this, it wouldn't work.

The first Ford Model T came out.

Jan 1, 1903

This made his name known and he was the first car company.

First overseas store.

Aug 7, 1908

This is when cars started to make it around and worldwide.

First fully inclosed car.

May 16, 1910

This was important to protect the driver from the elements.

First assembly line.

Mar 8, 1913

This made making cars easer, faster, and cheaper.

First Ford truck.

Jul 27, 1917

this is when they started to use cars to haul stuff rather than just people.

First Ford tank.

Jul 13, 1918

Ford made this to help the United States military.

Ford buys Lincon car company.

Feb 4, 1922

This doubled the size of Ford Motors Company.

15 Millionth ford car.

May 26, 1927

This sealed Ford as the #1 car manufacture in the world.

First Turn signal.

Sep 9, 1930

This prevented many road blocks and crashes.

Ford introduces the first V8 engine.

1932

This gave cars more horsepower and made them go faster.

Ford dies.

Apr 7, 1957

This caused his son to take charge of the company.

The Ford Ranger EV.

2018

Ford's first all-electric car.