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Birth
Henry Ford was born near Dearborn, Michigan. His parents were, William Ford, Mary Litogot Ford. -
Marriage
Henry got married to Clara Ala Bryant in 1888. They had a very good life together and had one kid. They had a very good life together and Henry Ford Changed America. -
Built the Quadricycle
This is the first car to be built in America's history. He built this in a tiny building with very limited tools. This car was different from today. Instead of a steering wheel, he had made a different thing that they used that was called a tiller. This car would not go backwards, only forwards. -
The Model T
In 1908 Henry Ford introduced the model T. When he introduced this then the building of the model T began. They started building the model T and they had it for a very reasonable amount. Henry Ford made it affordable for the people. This was the world's best-seller and the world's most famous car. -
The Assembly Line For Production
The assembly line was very great in the production of the Model T. Instead of taking 12 hours to build a car it only took 2 hours and 30 minutes. The prices of the Model T kept dropping because of all of the production of the Model T and the assembly line. The assembly line changed the whole process. -
The First Truck
The First truck ever was called the Model TT. This was a truck but it was basically like the Modle T car. This was the first truck built in Ford's business. This truck weighed about 1 ton. -
Tri-Moter airplane
This plane was the first plane that would carry people from one place to another. The car and this airplane are the same in some ways. They are both built on an assembly line so you can produce faster and they both have a similar nickname. This was the start of an airplane that carries people from place to place. -
Sells the Model A
This car was far more expensive than the Model T so it did not sell as well as the model T did. But the more years went past the model A started to become more and more popular and more people started buying them because the prices started going down. This was a very nice car for people back in the day. -
V8 engine
The V8 engine is what we have a lot of today. There is a lot of V8 engines today. So Henry Ford designed the V8 engine so that changed the world. He started putting these engines in his new cars that he makes. -
Lincoln Zephyr Line
This car was not that expensive so people could afford them and this car became a very successful car after that because it was cheap and a lot of people were buying them. So this car made an impact because a lot of people could afford it even some that have very little money so that put a car in their hands. -
Henry Ford II president of company
Henry Ford's grandson became the president of the company. He made sure that the company stayed in line and nothing went wrong and when something did he had to fix it. He did this for 15 years and he did a lot of things. -
Death
He lives until he was 83 years old. He had a great life and a very big impact on our country because he made a car and change America. He died or Intracerebral hemorrhage.
