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Originally Posted by Pis-ton broke
a new doco on Henry Ford is now on netflix. at 2 hours long , its very comprehensive. subjects covered are his youth , early cars ,his "quadrocycle" horseless carriage in 1896 (with pics). a brief mention of K & N models, heaps on T, how the A came about and that Henry initially didn,t want it, etc.
his son Eddsill (sp?). and this disapproval,etc. Edds influence and the unions. the five dollars a day rate, Henrys disliking of jews and his social engineering.Henrys headkicker Harry Bennet. the development of the company in the early years. and stacks of interesting bits of info. his friend ship with edison ( edison was bit of an A.H. i think, treated tesla poorly). Henrys racecar in 1901, and he drove it. making airplanes in the ww2. etc. etc.
very well narrated and full of very interesting pictures and film from 1901.
defiantly worth a look at.
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I had never heard of the documentary & after seeing this thread
watched it last night & I will watch it again in the next few days.
I found it very interesting, amazing how many cars they were building
& I never knew how unusual the man was in so many ways.
Thanks for posting.
