1. Henry Ford 1863-1947

3. Henry ford was born in Michigan in 1863. He started working for the “Detroit Edison company.” After some time he became chief engineer.

4. In 1893, Henry ford built a gasoline engine. He also created his own car. Then ford quit Detroit automobile company and began to build a racing car.

5. In 1903, Henry ford set up a ford motor company. He wanted to create the mass production of a car which did not exist at the time. In 1908, he started the production of the model T. Ford. He stopped making the model T in 1927,when 15 million cars had been sold. Henry ford became the leading auto manufacturer in the country.

6. He was a successful and powerful business leader. He went to Europe without the government support or approval, to seek peace where world war 1 was raging. After the war he ran unsuccessfully for senate on the democratic ticket.

7. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/ btford.html http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/ford.htm http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Ford.html