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5 days ago · In 1903, Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan, with a singular vision which was to create affordable, reliable vehicles for everyday Americans. Ford wasn’t just focused on building cars for the wealthy, but on making car ownership a reality for the average American family. His introduction of the Model T in 1908 ...
2 days ago · He invited Durant, Henry Ford, Ransom Olds (founder of Oldsmobile) and Ben Briscoe of Maxwell-Briscoe to talk about forming a conglomerate. It didn’t work out, but Durant was hung up on the idea.
2 days ago · Henry Ford's great-grandson said he's found new purpose and drive as Ford Motor Co.'s elder statesman, providing wisdom and perspective to others after nearly a half century in the auto industry.
2 days ago · In the early morning of June 4, 1896, Henry Ford made his first trial run in a small, four-wheeled vehicle he called a "Quadricycle," subsequently described by historian Allan Nevins as "Strikingly small and light - the lightest vehicle of its type yet produced."
4 days ago · Henry Ford claimed the all-metal, three-engine airliner was “the safest airliner around”, and it was rugged, simple, and reliable. Over one hundred airlines from all over the world flew Ford ...
3 days ago · Frida Kahlo's Henry Ford Hospital explores emotional depths, both for Kahlo and viewers. For Frida, this painting was a form of catharsis, an artistic way to process her grief. Surrounded by industrial severity, her state reflects physical pain and emotional devastation. As Frida created this work, her art became her therapy.
4 days ago · The birthplace of Henry Ford, it is the headquarters of research, engineering, and manufacturing of the Ford Motor Company. Settled in 1795, it originated as a stagecoach stop (called Ten Eyck and later Bucklin) on the Sauk Trail between Detroit and Chicago.
