Henry Ford Timeline
Posted by in Ford on January 17, 2012
Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and one of the richest and most famous individuals on Earth. His timeline runs from 1863 to 1947. His zeal for mechanics stayed with him all his life and made him an automobile industry icon.
Henry Ford Timeline
1863: On the 30th of July Henry Ford was born on a farm in Springwells Township, near Dearborn, Michigan.
1879: Henry Ford took his first job at the Michigan Car Company. The company located in Detroit dealt in manufacturing of railroad-cars.
1880: Ford worked as a machine apprentice and began work of a watch repairman in a shop in Detroit during extra hours.
1882: Ford worked on steam-driven farm machinery in the Dearborn area. Later, Westinghouse employed him to operate their steam engines.
1884-85: He attended a business school in Detroit.
1888: Ford wedded Clara Bryant.
1892: On account of a job in Edison Illuminating Company, he migrated to Detroit, accompanied by his wife.
1893: Clara gave a birth to little Edsel. He was promoted to the post of a Chief Engineer and was in a position to concentrate on his experiments.
1896: Since 1893, Ford had begun experimenting on his home-built internal combustion engines. In 1896, he succeeded in demonstrating his experiment by running his first car called Ford Quadricyle. He drove it on the streets of Detroit for the first time on June 4,1896. He was introduced to Thomas Edison during the same year.
1899: Ford backed by some investors established the Detroit Automobile Company on August 5. Unfortunately the plan failed and the company had to be dissolved in 1901.
1901: Ford was left jobless. He moved his family to his father’s place.
1903: Ford, partnered be some other investors, formed the Ford Company with a capital of $28,000.
1908: Model T was introduced. The car model had many structural changes like the steering wheel being on the left side and the use of semi-elliptic springs in the car suspension. The car was affordable to the masses and easy to drive.
1913: Around the first of April, the mass production of Ford’s moving assembly line began. He is regarded as the Father of modern Assembly Lines.
1914: Henry Ford gave a good salary rise to his workers. This move attracted all the expertise of Detroit to work for him. He called this the wage motive.
1918: On the request of President Woodrow Wilson, Ford stood as a candidate of peace and a backer of the proposed League of Nations. In December 1918, his son Edsel descended him as the President of Ford Motor Company
1920: By 1920, the popularity of Ford’s car was on the peak. Publicity made the car omnipresent. Almost every American knew how to drive Model T. However, by the mid 1920s, increasing competition had a negative impact on Model T’s popularity.
1926: The droop in the sales of Model T prompted Henry to make a new model. He made the body design of his new model, his son’s prerogative. The result was the introduction of Model A in 1927, which was a success.
1930: The Universal Credit Corporation owned by Ford emerged as a major car financing organization. By 1932, Ford was producing one third of world’s automobiles.
1938: In July, Ford was presented the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, which happens to be the highest medal awarded by Nazi Germany to foreigners.
1943: Edsel Ford expired. Henry had to assume control of the company.
1945: In September, owing to his ill health, Henry gave over the presidency to his grandson Henry Ford II.
1947: On April 7, Henry Ford died of cerebral hemorrhage. He was 83. In the Ford Cemetery of Detroit, he was buried.
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Hybrid Sports Car
Posted by in Hybrid Sports Cars on January 16, 2012
The world is going green. With the rising gas costs and increasing global warming effects on the planet earth. Every industry in this world is making sure that they contribute at least a bit to save the world and try making it green. Even automobile companies are not far behind they have come up with green cars, electric cars and hybrid sports car.
The concept of a hybrid sports car is not a dream. Almost everyone knows that in some years the cars which would be running on our roads would be hybrid and electric. Sure the concept of a hybrid car is too huge and high-tech and it’s only good for the customer that he/she gets comfortable with the concept of hybrid cars. The recent economic recession taught us a very valuable lesson and we’ve learned to use our energy resources very carefully. Many automobile companies have also realized this need and they came up with new and improved concept hybrid cars. First Honda came out with the Hybrid Civic and then one of the most acclaimed cars came out on the road which was known as the Toyota Prius. American car major Ford also came up with Ford Escape Hybrid which was a again a good news for SUV lovers.
Hybrid Sports Car: Honda
Now as the market of the best hybrid cars keeps on growing and expanding. It’s time you check this baby out, have a look at one of the most beautiful sports car on the road. Honda is coming up with a Honda CR-Z sports hybrid car in 2011. The new thing about this car is Honda’s 3 mode drive system in which the driver controls the efficiency and power of the CR-Z. The 3 mode system offers a more fuel-efficient mode known as Econ, for speed lovers you can make it in your favorite sports car and even neutralize between the two and keep the car running in its normal mode.
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The Elegant and Powerful Jaguar Car
Posted by in Jaguars Car on January 15, 2012
A car which is a symbol of classic elegance and quality performance is the Jaguar. The name Jaguar made its debut in the United Kingdom and since then has been the icon for Britain’s upper class society. Although recently, Jaguar has been acquired by the joint efforts of several automotive manufacturers, it still has the undeniable character of luxurious English tradition.
The Jaguar tradition began when William Walmsley and Bill Lyons started a company called Swallow Sidecar in 1922. It was based in England and was involved in the production of sidecars for motorcycles made of aluminum. In 1933, the name of the company changed to SS Cars Ltd when they decided to enter into the production of cars. The SS Jaguar 100 was officially the first Jaguar car.
SS Cars again changed its name to Jaguar after the Second World War to avoid any connection with the Nazi army which had the same letter initials. The Jaguar Mark V came out in 1948, which was the first post war production car to be produced by Jaguar. The Mark V was a sedan and was followed by the XK120 which gained its popularity due to its high speed performance. It was this car that catapulted the fame of Jaguar into the forefront of the automotive industry.
The Jaguar cars were introduced to the United States in the 1950s. The car model Mark VII Saloon was especially designed for the American consumer and proved to be an important product on the market. That same car won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1956. The Mark VIII and Mark IX soon followed their predecessor.
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