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Henry fords pocket watch
when Henry ford was 13 years old on his birthday his father gifted him a pocket watch he then simply took it apart piece by piece, after looking at each piece and figuring out how it worked he put it back together in working condition this was the first sign of Henry's interest of machines. -
the first Ford and Leland company
Leland, Mr. Henry M. Leland was the a entrepreneur who founded the famous Cadillac and Lincoln automobile brands he helped Mr Ford with his first company called the Detroit automobile company. -
fords failure
in 1901 a year after ford started the Detroit automobile company, it failed miserably fords reputation and his company was ruined after he lost his job at the Detroit Edison company this is because ford refused to build vehicles until they were perfected to his standard he later then left his job at the company and set out to build his own company with the money he had. -
ford and the sweepstakes
after Henry ford quit his job and planned to start a new company he needed money he then found the sweepstakes which were a large race for money and bragging rights over automobile companies like Oldsmobile, Lincoln, Cadillac, and the notorious Winton Henry challenged Winton and his race car the "bullet" against him and his rookie car which was made from leftover vehicle parts... and with surprise the rookies car won Henry fords reputation was then rebuilt -
the model t is born
in 1903 the first mass production of ford vehicles were produced the model t was sold all over the country ranging from $300 to $500. -
The First Ford Pickup Truck
in 1925 the need of pickup trucks in America had risen largely and ford built the first ford pickup although people were way ahead of ford by chopping up Model T's and adding a wooden box to the back... so ford went back to building luxury cars. -
The Model A
in 1908 after fords company the Henry fords company had gained a large success with the model t buyers wanted a fancier nicer looking car and so the model a was born -
rise of the Plymouth
in 1928 general motors Chevrolet and Chrysler released a new line of quality vehicles they were called the Plymouth Model Q which over took sales from ford and the model a -
the ford V-8 engine
in 1931 the ford model 18 had became a notorious car that was the first ford to run off the fast v-8 engine this car was then regularly bought by young men for its cheap price yet classy and fast look it was later improved to the model 40. -
ford retires
in 1947 Henry Ford retires handing his company into the hands of his grandson Henry Ford the 2nd -
death of Henry ford
one year after his retirement Henry ford passed away at age 83. -
the F-series
in 1932 the first v-8 pickup truck was released and then the same model was improved until in 1948 the F-series which consisted of the ford f-1(1/2 ton) and the f-8(3 ton) these trucks carried the original v-8 engine. -
the pony car
in 1965 one of the more modern muscle cars that we see today was born this speed machine was created by Shelby america the gt 350 was born, the mustang was made by Shelby from 1965 to 1968 which they were then bought by ford who continued to build these muscle cars, the cars are still built today including the new 2018/19 California edition.