While bottled water sales have climbed in recent years, Henry Ford was an early proponent to the beverage, taking bottled water wherever he went. Like a lot of innovators ahead of their time, Henry Ford had an eccentric side when it came to what he consumed. Ford never drank cold water. He always drank it(…)
Ford Motor Co. was thinking “green” long before it became important. The Ford Dagenham plant in the United Kingdom was powered in part by burning London’s waste to the tune of 2,000 metric tons per week until 1939. The plant originally opened in 1931 and, in total, produced around 1,050,000 engines. In 2008, the factory(…)
Though worlds apart, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared a vision of a future in which agricultural products would be put to new uses to create products and industries. One idea both men worked on more than 70 years ago — biofuels — is again in vogue as America seeks to reduce its dependence(…)
A one-off short-wheelbase Ford Mustang may not be the most desirable collectors’ item in the world, but for Bill Snyder of Hudson, Ohio, it’s been his pride and joy for the last 46 years. The “shorty” Mustang, as it is often called, was designed by Vince Gardner and built in 1964 for a traveling custom(…)
A recent article in the Michigan Chronicle showcased renowned Artist, writer and poet Kobina Wright and her recently completed artwork that pays homage to very first orders of automobiles placed with the Ford Motor Company on July 15, 1903. The work, titled “Early Autos,” is a mixed media collage using images of early automobiles from that(…)
Many auto companies justify their participation in auto racing by quoting the slogan “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” In 1901, when Henry Ford raced his car “Sweepstakes,” it was a case of win on Sunday, start another company on Monday. In the summer of 1901, things were not going well for Henry. His first(…)
What’s more fun than hanging out at the beach and getting sand in places nature never intended? Watching classic movies that feature the Ford Mustang! In just 50 years time, Ford estimates that more than 500 movies and hundreds of television programs have included a Ford Mustang since the car first appeared in April of(…)
Naming car models can be a huge task. Did you know the original name of the first-generation Ford Taurus was “Sigma?” Sure, it’s the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet and, as a mathematical symbol, it means to “sum up.” According to legend, the brass at Ford didn’t like the name. So it was changed(…)
111 years ago today, Henry Ford and other prospective stockholders met in Detroit, Michigan to officially incorporate the Ford Motor Company. Twelve stockholders were listed on the forms, which were signed, notarized and sent to the office of Michigan’s secretary of state. None of these men could have guessed that they were planting the seeds(…)
Probably the first true Ford dream car was the X-100 of 1953, which anticipated the torpedo styling themes of later Fords like the 1961 Thunderbird. The black steel and aluminum vehicle featured a 300 horsepower high-compression engine. Another indication of Ford’s new directions from the same year was the Mexico – only a scale model,(…)