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Ford Edsel: See all 18 models of the 1950s car that failed disastrously ...
Orshaw said that when Henry Ford II took over his father’s empire in 1946, the Ford company was losing $10 million a month. Eight years later, Ford was the hottest-selling car on the market. The Edsel was conceived to get into the middle-class market which in the early 1950s was held by Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac, Orshaw said.
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Classic cars & old trucks - Click Americana
See the classic ’68 Fords when they were new in this Ford Guide for car buyers – including vintage Thunderbird, Mustang, Galaxie 500, LTD, Ford XL full-sized, station wagons, Torino and more! Classic Chevrolet El Camino pickup trucks: Vintage Chevys, ’60s-style. Cast an eye on a rare collector’s item: El Camino.
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Cars from the 1900s: See 55 of the earliest automobiles ever ...
Even Henry Ford, who was friends with Edison, partnered with Edison to explore options for a low-cost electric car in 1914, according to Wired. One of the earliest automobiles: Electric vehicle company Coupe (1899) Yet, it was Henry Ford’s mass-produced Model T that dealt a blow to the electric car. Introduced in 1908, the Model T made ...
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Henry Ford: His career, his beliefs - and which Ford car did he drive ...
Edsel Ford, his only son, born November 6. 1900: Mechanical superintendent, Detroit Automobile Co. 1902: Organized Henry Ford Co. with three other Detroiters to manufacture horseless carriages. Also partner in firm of Ford & Cooper (Henry Ford and Tom Cooper), automobiles. 1903: Organized present Ford Motor Co. June 16, with $28,000 paid in.
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Thomas Edison says electricity will cure everything (1914)
A new source of electrical supply will be direct from coal without need of steam boilers. These are predictions of Thomas A. Edison, whose inventive genius is responsible for the widespread application of electricity. “Electricity has been the principal factor in the enormous progress of civilization in the last 35 years,” Edison said.
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Vintage Fostoria glass: 100+ old patterns, colors & styles of the ...
Fostoria Glass Co., because of the quality of its glass, is one of the few chosen by the Henry Ford Museum to reproduce some of the Sandwich glass from the original Sandwich glass molds. As late as 1969 and early 1970, Rebecca at the Well, an original Sandwich pattern, was reproduced on a very limited basis by this company.
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Not just peanuts: Why George Washington Carver is considered one of ...
Thomas A. Edison sought to hire Carver, and Henry Ford set up a special laboratory for him. A consultant for firms in many foreign countries, Carver was named a Fellow of the Royal Society in London in 1916, and received the Spingarn Medal in 1923.
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Vintage articles and more in Ford at Click Americana
1960s & 1970s Ford Torinos and Gran Torinos: The mid-size cars made from 1968 to 1976. Classic Ford Torinos were produced between 1968 and 1976. Marketed as a mid-size car that was both sporty and family-friendly, it came in several body styles, including a 2-door hardtop, a 4-door sedan, and a 5-door station wagon.
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16 beautiful Victorian homes & mansions in old Detroit from the early ...
Home of A. Buhl, Iroquois Avenue from the northwest (c1910) 7. Elizabeth Buhl residence. Located at 7850 East Jefferson Avenue (building has since been demolished — see what’s there now.) 8. Henry Russel’s ivy-covered Victorian mansion (c1900) 9. Victorian residence of Mr. Dwight Cutler, Detroit, Michigan (c1910) 10.
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See Ford assembly lines from 100 years ago, mass ... - Click Americana
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T, and the Tin Lizzie caught the fancy of the nation. The Automotive Age had begun full throttle. Ford had to expand his facilities to supply the demand for the Model T. In 1910, he opened a new plant in Highland Park, Michigan. The following year, the first branch plant in the industry was opened by ...
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