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When Jack Thompson, the narrator of the 1941 black and white film, stated in the introduction that this was the Soybean Car being shown he did not make it clear that the trunk Henry Ford was hitting with the tool at the end of the film was actually Ford's personal car made of the same plastic material—not the Soybean Car itself. [4]
Henry Ford's ideological approach to Model T design was one of getting it right and then keeping it the same; he believed the Model T was all the car a person would, or could, ever need. As other companies offered comfort and styling advantages, at competitive prices, the Model T lost market share and became barely profitable. [ 67 ]
Henry Ford is pictured with a Model T in Buffalo, New York, in 1921. About one million Model T's were produced in 1921. The Model T was introduced on Oct. 1, 1908.
The restored office of Henry Ford in the Piquette Avenue Plant. Note the birdwatching telescope on the right. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant was sold to the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex in April 2000. [21] Model T Automotive Heritage Complex is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has run the building as a museum since July 27, 2001.
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, reviews family memorabilia for the centennial celebration of the Model T at the historic Piquette Plant.
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Childe Harold Wills (June 1, 1878 – December 30, 1940) [1] was an American engineer and businessman. He was an early associate of Henry Ford, one of the first employees of the Ford Motor Company, and the chief contributor to the design of the Model T.
1923 Model T: 1923 was the largest production year of the Model T with about 2,011,125 cars produced worldwide, including the Nice Millionth vehicle. From the collections of The Henry Ford and ...