Model T

YOUNG HENRY

• Was born on July 30, 1863 on his fathers farm.
• Early on in his childhood he demonstrated characteristics that would maki him successful.
• He easily learned about full sized steam engines, and watches, water wheels.
• used the watches as textbooks to learn the rudiments of machine design
• Demonstrated mechanical ability, Facility Leadership Learning by trial and error.

In 1879, he left the farm to become an apprentice at a Michigan car company.
In 1888 ford married Clara Bryant, and in 1891 moved to Detroit where Henry had taken a Job as a night engineer, for the Edison Electric Illumination Company, by 1896 he had risen to Chief Engineer.

THE QUADRYCYCLE

• In 1896 he made his first self propelled car.
• He called it, The Quadrycucle

On June 16, 1903 Henry incorporated in his third automotive venture, Ford Motor Company.
After his last two failed, due to low business knowledge.

INTRODUCED MODEL T ON OCTOBER 1, 1913

Ford motor company was 1st in the U.S. Market for a few years straight. Then fell 3rd, behind General Motors, and Chrysler corporation, due to not remodeling the cars and making changes.

BY 1927 FORD WAS THE LARGEST COMPANY

• Making steel
• Glass
• Tires
• And other components that went into cars

After Pearl Harbor ford was one of the major U.S. MilitaryContractors, supplying airplanes, engines, jeeps and tanks.

MODEL T

• Introduced on october 1, 1908
• Easy to operate and maintain, and handle on rough roads.
• It immediately became a huge success
• In 1992 you could get a model T for as little as $269.
• While making the model T, henry ford improved the assembly line, and increasing production.

Henry Ford had laid out the Foundation of the twentieth century, and the Model T spawned mass auto-mobility, changing our live pattern, our landscape and even our atmosphere.

HENRY FORD AND THE MODEL T

HENRY FORD DIES

Sources:
Thehenryford.org
Biography.com/henryford
Pbs.org/henryford-introductory