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Henry Ford wouldn't have sold a single car.
Consumers never ask for products they don't know about; innovation comes from the unknown. No consumer in 1900 asked for a radio, a television, or a personal computer. And as Henry Ford noted, if he had asked consumers what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.
And I think reaching this milestone really honors the spirit of what Henry Ford started.More quotes »
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New Zealand driver, 105: 'I don't think I'm old'
-- Bob Edwards was born before the first Model T rolled out of Henry Ford's factory in Detroit. He learned to drive in a French car that had a lever instead of a steering wheel. And he's still on the road, only now in a red four-wheel-drive Mitsubishi.The Read more »
Around the web
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Blair’s Car to Be Featured at Show
year Trevor Blair, 18, saw a picture in a history book of one of the first cars Henry Ford built in 1896. Always interested in taking on personal challenges, he decided to build a modernized replica of the car, and succeeded. Not an online subscriber yet? 7:36 PM from St. Ignace News Read more »
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NASCAR: Winner of next MIS Sprint Cup race gets a new trophy
Roush, founder of RFR, said after the event, which was witnessed by Edsel B. Ford II, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, and Allison. Ford’s 1,000 NASCAR wins have come in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide stock car and Camping World truck series combined. 7:06 PM from The Oakland Press Read more »
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110 years ago, the Model A got Ford into gear
across six continents. With about 172,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide. And the global, consumer-centric vision of Henry Ford, centered on mass production leading to both high quality and low cost, helped the way for the industrial manufacturing expansion 2:49 PM from CNET Read more »
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Henry Ford starts a car company, or three (pictures)
of the Ford Motor Company. But like many revolutions, this one didn't get off to an easy start. Throughout his life, Henry Ford had been tinkering with machines. Years before founding, on July 16, 1903, the company that bears his name, he developed other engine-powered 2:48 PM from CNET Read more »
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Ford reaches NASCAR milestone
said. “We all know how Ford Motor Company started, and I think reaching this milestone really honors the spirit of what Henry Ford started.” Trevor Bayne claimed NASCAR win 999 just a week prior in the Pioneer 250 Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway in 1:52 PM from SCS: Stock Car Spin Read more »
