HENRY FORD WAS BORN ON A FARM IN WHAT IS NOW DEARBORN, MICH.
HE BECAME A MACHINIST AT THE AGE OF 16 AND LATER WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT A DETROIT ELECTRIC COMPANY. AS A YOUNG MAN, FORD BECAME INTERESTED IN AUTOMOBILES, WHICH WERE THEN A NEW INVENTION. HE BUILT HIS FIRST SUCCESSFUL GASOLINE ENGINE IN 1893 AND HIS FIRST AUTOMOBILE IN 1896.
IN 1903, FORD ORGANIZED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. AT FIRST, THE COMPANY PRODUCED ONLY HIGH- PRICED CARS, AS ITS COMPETITORS DID. HOWEVER, FORD SOON BEGAN WORKING TO MAKE A SIMPLE, STURDY CAR THAT LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD. HE ACHIEVED ONE OF THE FIRST SUCH CARS WITH THE MODEL T, WHICH CAME OUT IN 1908. IN 1909, FORD DECIDED TO MAKE ONLY MODEL T'S.
THE ORIGINAL PRICE OF $825 FO
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