The Ford Century

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THE MAN, THE MACHINE, THE COMPANY
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS As a farm boy in rural Michigan, Henry Ford had what was a common dream in early twentietfecenturyiS\merica—to achieve the hard-won success available to the rugged individualist. But his drive was.anything but common. Ford seized the opportunity to make a car available to the masses. In less than a decade, he transformed a country. Where previously only one in every 1.5 million Americans owned a car, by :i9io Ford had reduced that number to one in every eight hundred. Not only had he successfully created an operable gas-powered vehicle, but he designed and built an assembly line that would make his car affordable and a company that would set the standards for others in the industry to follow.
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AN AMERICAN ICON Over the past one hundred years since its founding, Ford Motor Company has become a symbol of American character, quality, and ideals. It has employed hundreds of thousands of people across six continents to... Tovább

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THE MAN, THE MACHINE, THE COMPANY
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS As a farm boy in rural Michigan, Henry Ford had what was a common dream in early twentietfecenturyiS\merica—to achieve the hard-won success available to the rugged individualist. But his drive was.anything but common. Ford seized the opportunity to make a car available to the masses. In less than a decade, he transformed a country. Where previously only one in every 1.5 million Americans owned a car, by :i9io Ford had reduced that number to one in every eight hundred. Not only had he successfully created an operable gas-powered vehicle, but he designed and built an assembly line that would make his car affordable and a company that would set the standards for others in the industry to follow.
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AN AMERICAN ICON Over the past one hundred years since its founding, Ford Motor Company has become a symbol of American character, quality, and ideals. It has employed hundreds of thousands of people across six continents to produce over 300 million vehicles. During World War II, alone, Ford manufactured over 8,000 bombers, nearly 60,000 aircraft engines, and 250,000 tanks, trucks, and other military equipment in less than three years. From wars to cultural struggles to the challenges of global markets and competition, Ford has served as a microcosm of American society. But the cars and trucks have always been the stars—the Model T, the Lincoln Continental, the Thunderbird, the Mustang, the F-150. Throughout its history, Ford has produced cars that have captured the spirit of each era.
DEFINING AN ERA One hundred years in the making, The Ford Century is an engaging story of automotive innovations, strong-willed leadership, vehicle design, business successes, and the monumental challenges that come with it all. With hundreds of full-color and archival images from the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village and lovingly preserved private collections, this impressive edition offers an ultimate look at Ford—the man, the machine, and the company. Vissza