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Henry grew up he was assigned chores to do around the farm just like all his brothers and sisters. Henry came to the conclusion that he didn't like farm life while he was still a young boy. He was more interested in mechanical things. He was always pulling things apart to see how they
worked. In 1879 Henry walked six miles to the Michigan Car Company and took a job. Although it was only for a short time, he now knew what he wanted to do. The following year he took another job where he was exposed to and began working with an internal-combustion engine. In 1882 he was hired by Westinghouse to service steam engines and continued this for approximately nine years. He then went to work for Edison Electric Company. This is where he began to develop and put together his first engine. He began putting together a one-cylinder engine and as soon as he got that working he moved on to building a two-cylinder engine. He began working on a horseless carriage. Upon completion of it he ...

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T was born. The Model T was a very simple car. There weren't too many accessories that were available with it. The colors that it was available in were either black or black. When the Model T was released it debuted for seven hundred and fifty dollars. This car not only changed American Society forever but also had a great affect on the rest of the world. If Henry Ford was able to produce a car for such a low price why couldn't other companies do the same? At the time the Model T became the most successful vehicle ever produced in America. More than 15.5 million were manufactured during its nineteen-year run.
To accommodate the great demand for the Model T that Ford had to ...

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