Melvin Barger’s story of how Henry Ford beat the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (ALAM) attempt to impose the 1895 Selden patent on the fledgling US auto industry in 1903.

George B Selden driving an automobile in 1905

Even after winning, Ford remained something of an outsider with his A.L.A.M. competitors.
Categories: 1903, George B Selden, The Selden Patent
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