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imagine it.
In 1903, a Midwestern engineer had a vision.
Henry Ford imagined a world in which a dependable automobile could
expand horizons and the average person could afford one. Within five
years of founding Ford Motor Company, he turned that vision into reality
with the Ford Model T, a car that would be known not for novelty but
for affordability and reliability.
Vision and imagination have helped us expand Ford’s dream with
remarkable and innovative products throughout our history: the Model
A, the V-8 engine, the 1949 Ford, and the Ford F-Series family of trucks.
Today, that tradition continues. Ford Mustang not only invented its own
class, it thrives while imitators have fallen by the wayside. Ford Explorer
introduced the world to SUVs. Volvo continues to pioneer and perfect
innovations in automotive safety. From the go-anywhere distinction of
a Land Rover, to the luxury of Aston Martin, Jaguar and Lincoln, to the
smartly done difference of Mercury, Ford Motor Company products
have character as distinctive as the customers who drive them.
That’s no accident. The 21st century Ford Motor Company is poised to
embrace Henry Ford’s vision of not only giving people what they want
today, but giving them what they are going to want and need tomorrow.
Patrick Schiavone, design
director for truck, brings a new
idea to light at Ford’s Design
Center in Dearborn, Mich.
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1896 1901 1903
FIRST DEALER
The first Ford
dealership,
William Hughson
Co., Inc., opens in
San Francisco.
COMPANY FOUNDED
June 16, 1903. Henry Ford and
11 original investors sign incor-
poration papers in Michigan.
IT STARTED WITH RACING
Henry Ford overtakes and beats the auto-
racing champion of the day, Alexander Winton,
in a high-profile race in Grosse Pointe, Mich.
His win gives him the credibility and financial
backing to start Ford Motor Company.
THE QUADRICYCLE
Henry Ford drives his first
vehicle, the
Quadricycle —
a buggy frame
mounted on
four bicycle-
type wheels.
Ford Model U Concept