Automobile

Brandon and Michael

Henry Ford was the leading manufacturer of American automobiles in the early 1900's.Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm.He established the Ford Motor Company. From 1908 to 1927, more than half the cars sold in the United States were Fords. He became a machinist at the age of 16 and later worked as an engineer. As a young man, Ford became interested in automobiles. He built his first successful gasoline engine in 1893 and his first automobile in 1896. Ford helped the assembly lines in the early 1900’s. He refined the use of conveyor belts to carry parts between workstations. New cars rolled out of Ford’s factory every few minutes.Ford finally introduced a new design, the Model A, in 1927, after more than 15 million Model T's had been sold. In 1932, Ford introduced the first low-priced car with a //V-8 engine,//a powerful engine that had eight cylinders arranged in a V. In 1945, Henry Ford II, one of Ford's grandsons, took over the company. The price of a Model T touring car dropped to $550 in 1913, $440 in 1915, and $290 in 1924. Henry Ford put his future on the **line** in August 1913 the **assembly** **line**, that is. He pioneered a new way to mass produce automobiles. Before this time, a car under construction stayed in one spot on the factory floor. Workers took turns doing different jobs until it was finished. It was an expensive and time-consuming process. Determined to speed it up, Ford installed the industry's first moving **assembly** **line** at his specially built plant in Highland Park, Michigan. He used conveyor belts to bring the work to the workers, who were stationed atone the **line**with tools and parts. [|http://web.ebscohost.com/srck5/detail?vid=7&hid=127&sid=fe151b5a-e32c-4df5-8817-d31f92c00a3c%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjazUtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=khh&AN=50499935] [|Transmission Repair San Diego]

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Michael- Are you the inventor of the automobile? Brandon-Yes, I am Henry Ford,I was the leading manufacturer in the early 1900's. Michael-Oh, I wanted to know because I am now one of the designers of Ford. Brandon-Ok, in the 1900's I helped the Assembly Line. Michael- Now a days the cars are faster and more expensive than in the olden days. Brandon-Oh, how much are the cars now? Michael-The cars cost around $40,000-$50,000. How much did Fords cost back then? Brandon- The cars cost around $290 to $550. Michael-Wow! Thats a big difference! Brandon-Yeah I know that's alot of money in the modern days. Michael-Was the cars straight or curvey back then? Brandon-Yes the cars were straight back then. Michael-The cars are curvey now in days. Brandon-Thats nice I would like to see them. Micahel-I would like to see straight cars. Brandon-I got one right here. Michael-Thats cool. Brandon-Yeah. Michael- Well, I got to go. Thanks for the information. Brandon-Your welcome.

MODEL T FORD (1921).. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 3 Jan 2012. []