1. By: Brody Thomas and Noah swadener
Henry Ford
By: Brody Thomas and Noah swadener

2. Objectives Background on Henry Ford Ford Motor Company’s beginnings
The assembly line and the Model T
Complications
Model A and decline

3. The Young Henry Ford Born on July 30, 1863
Grew up on his father’s farm
Was creative and smart beyond his age
A leader and inventor
An incredibly driven individual

4. Early Career
1879 left the farm to become an apprentice at the Michigan Car Company
Had many jobs
Did not stay with companies for long
(TheHenryFord.org)

5. Early Career Continued
1882 came back to the farm, but he did not farm
Continued to do odd jobs
Preferred to work on his own
Got married in 1891 to Clara Bryant
Moved to Detroit to work a night job as an engineer for Edison Electric Illuminating Company
1896 became the chief engineer then left the company

6. (TheHenryFord.ArtHouse.com)
Henry and Clara
(TheHenryFord.ArtHouse.com)

7. Ford and His Companies
1896, his first horseless carriage: The Quadra Cycle
1898 The second car:
Able to articulate a vision for people to invest
Had a good product the people were interested in
Took the biggest risk of his life
First company failed
Second company failed
Finally on June 16, 1903 Ford Motor Company

8. The Quadra Cycle
(Conceptcars.com)

9. Ford Motor Company
Hired a core of young, able men who had the same vision
Started with a few cars that were good, but not exactly what Henry had envisioned
His vision “Motor car for the great multitude”
October 1, 1908 the first Model T
Easy to operate, maintain, and handle on tough roads
Was an immediate success
Had to move to a bigger factory

10. The Model T
(FordModelT.net)

11. Ford’s Version of the Assembly Line
Highland Park, Michigan and was north of Detroit
Number one goal: increase production and lower cost
Late 1913, first working assembly Line was made
Employees hated the assembly line
Monotonous labor
Hired 53,000 people a year to fill 14,000 positions
January 1914 wages went up to $5 a day
Workers were allowed to buy the cars they made

12. Success by 1922 half of the cars in America were Model T’s
Sold cheapest for $269
1919 Ford bought out everyone, Henry Ford was sole owner
Named his 26 year old son, Edsel, President of the company
Being the sole owner brought problems

13. Model T Add
(mtfca.com)

14. Model T News
(geneologybank.com)

15. Complications Henry Ford was sole owner
Believed in the Model T and was stuck in his ways
People weren’t as interested in the Model T
America wanted something new and declining sales showed that
Started building a new car and factory

16. New Factory Had a design and plan for a new car
A larger factory would be built
“The new car would not be produced at Highland Park. In 1917 Ford had started construction on an even bigger factory on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Iron ore and coal were brought in on Great Lakes steamers and by railroad. By 1927, all steps in the manufacturing process from refining raw materials to final assembly of the automobile took place at the vast Rouge Plant, characterizing Henry Ford’s idea of mass production. In time it would become the world’s largest factory, making not only cars but the steel, glass, tires, and other components that went into the cars.”

17. Rouge River Factory
(castle.eiu.edu)

18. Rouge River Factory
(Wikipedia.org)

19. Model A Was a new car for Ford
Competitive for four years and then was out dated
This car marked the end of something great
(caranddriver.com)

20. Decline Ford had power at the beginning
Henry Ford’s preference and style worked at the beginning, but interests changed
Ford started getting beaten at his own game
Started to blend in

21. Video

22. Recap Background on Henry Ford Ford Motor Company’s beginnings
The assembly line and the Model T
Complications
Model A and decline

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24. Sources
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The Life of Henry Ford. PBS: WGBH Educational Foundation,
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