Harvey S. Firestone (Wikipedia)
On February 7, 1938, automotive industry pioneer Harvey Samuel Firestone, founder of the major American tire company that bore his
Category: Henry Ford
Pair of Ford’s Village Industries mills come up for sale – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
Neither looks like they’d have much to do with automotive manufacturing or even the so-called arsenal of democracy, but a
When Dodge Bought Ford – Dodge v. Ford Motor Co
Excellent video from Wheelhouse on YouTube on the early Detroit rivalry between Henry Ford and the Dodge Brothers Horace and
THE FORD V8: HENRY FORD’S FINAL TRIUMPH – BILL McGUIRE @Autoweek
In the age of mass production, a man could change the world with a single idea. Henry Ford had several.
A Model T, Abandoned as Paradise Burned, Emerges With Barely a Scratch – By Thomas Fuller and Mitch Smith @TheNewYorkTimes
As a wildfire bore down on Paradise, Calif., the owner of a 1915 Ford left the car behind, saying, “It’s
How Henry Ford Zapped a Licensing Monopoly, Henry and the Selden Patent – Melvin D. Barger @FEE.org
Melvin Barger’s story of how Henry Ford beat the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (ALAM) attempt to impose the 1895 Selden
Henry Ford – Quote: “History Is Bunk” – Patrick Lockerby @Science2.0
This is an interesting look into the mind of Henry Ford with an entry point of his famous “History Is Bunk”
Henry Ford’s Private Railroad Car “Fair Lane,” 1921 – @theHenryFord Digital Collection
At the height of his fame Henry found it very difficult to travel around in anonymity, his solution was his own
Introducing the 1935 Ford V-8 – Mac’s Motor City Garage
1935 marked a real change as far as the model line up for Ford Motor Company with the introduction of
Ford Motor Company’s Sociological Department
One of Henry Ford’s more disturbing activites was the rise of the Sociological Department. The Sociological Department of the Ford Motor
