Whenever you drive down the road in your car, you can thank all of it to Henry Ford. Through his life he accomplished extraordinary achievements such as going from a poor farm boy to a wealthy inventor who helped Thomas Edison. When he was a young man, he figured out how to use simple inventions, such as the light bulb. He then taught himself the design of a steamboat engine. His goal was to build a horse-less carriage. He had come up with several designs and in 1896, he produced his first car, the Model A. When Ford's first car came out, he had been interviewed by a reporter and when asked about the history of the car, he had said "History is more or less bunk."

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After this event, Ford knew that his time was up. So in 1945, in his early 80's, Henry Ford stepped down as the owner of Ford Motor Company. When he did so, he handed the business over to his grandson, Henry Ford II. The new Henry Ford started producing new state of the art cars. Once again, Ford's sales went skyrocketing and they were back up at the number two spot of the producer of all cars.

Even though most people think that the first true car ever made by Henry Ford was the Model A; they are actually being deceived. Henry Ford's first actual cars were made for racing. Only a year or so later did Ford start making Model A's. The profits from the Ford Motor Company were used to make racecars for special races. When Henry Ford first decided to make cars, he had a huge dilemma. He didn't know whether to use petroleum, electric, or steam engines for the car. After much reasoning and many experiments, he finally rested on petroleum because there was an abundance of it in the U.S. at the time.

Two years after Henry Ford stepped down from his position at Ford Motor Company, he passed away at the age of 84. When his death first occurred, many people were corrupt and argued that Ford's way of business was unlawful because machines were replacing skilled men. However, in the minds of most individuals, Henry Ford will forever be remembered as not only the creator of one of the greatest car companies of it's time, but the inventor of one of the best cars ever made, the Model T.

By the 1920's, Ford Motor Company, made well over half of the motorized vehicles in the entire world. At this time, the automobile industry was so large, that it used more than 80% of rubber, and well over 75% of glass. However, in 1928, Ford lost its seat as the largest U.S. producer of automobiles. General Motors had been producing a larger variety of cars for a much cheaper price. Even though Ford Motor Company lost its number one place in the U.S., it was still the largest overseas producer of automobiles. Ford was shipping over 75% of all the cars in other countries, excluding the U.S.

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