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•ABOUT Ford
Country of Origin : USA Established : 1903 Parent Group: Ford Motor Company In 1891, Henry Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. This event signified a conscious decision on Henry's part to dedicate his life to industrial pursuits. His promotion to Chief Engineer in 1893 gave him enough time and money to devote attention to his personal experiments on internal combustion engines. In 1896 these experiments produced a self-propelled vehicle - the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle had four wire wheels that looked like heavy bicycle wheels, was steered with a tiller like a boat, and had two forward speeds with no reverse. Although Ford was not the first to build a self-propelled vehicle with a petrol engine, he was, however, one of several auto pioneers who helped America become a nation of motorists. Henry Ford realized his dream of producing a car that was reasonably priced, reliable, and efficient with the introduction of the Model T in 1908. This car initiated a new era in personal transportation. It was easy to operate, maintain, and handle on rough roads, and immediately became a huge success.