Henry Ford was an American industrialist and inventor. He was famous for inventing the model T, the first mass-produced car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, to William and Mary Ford. He worked on the family farm as a kid. Ford moved to Detroit at age 16. He built a type of tractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ford experimented with gas-powered motors, and in 1896 he completed a gas-powered horseless carriage. He sold that model to work on making a second model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903, and it started with good success. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers didn’t give him a license. They said he couldn’t continue producing cars. Ford won the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1908, the Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model T, a very affordable car due to its mass-production. Ford sold more than 16 million cars while it was on the market. The cars were built on an assembly line, at a rate of one car every 93 minutes, which was revolutionary at the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ford increased the amount that his workers were being paid, and dropped the time that they needed to work, which led people to praise him for his humanitarianism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ford Motor Company also produced other models besides the model T, but in 1909, Ford said that he would only produce the model T in the future. Some people were upset about this. However, it allowed the company to focus completely on the model T. They continued to improve it and make it cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ford was a determined man who shaped history. His inventions helped pave the way for modern-day assembly lines, which have revolutionized the way products are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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