09/09/2024
Ten Unknown Facts About Ford 🖤🥹🔥
1. Ford was the first company to introduce a moving assembly line in 1913, revolutionizing automobile manufacturing and reducing production time for the Model T from 12 hours to just 90 minutes.
2. The company created the world’s first mass-market electric car back in 1914, the Model T Electric, though it never reached full production due to high battery costs.
3. Henry Ford was not only an automotive pioneer but also an innovator in worker welfare. He introduced the $5 workday in 1914, doubling workers' wages to reduce turnover and increase productivity.
4. Ford's iconic blue oval logo was first introduced in 1907, but the logo we recognize today wasn’t officially adopted until 1927 with the launch of the Model A.
5. Ford had a major role in World War II by producing military equipment, including the B-24 Liberator bomber, Jeeps, and tanks.
6. The Mustang, one of Ford’s most popular models, was named after a World War II fighter plane, not the horse as many believe.
7. Ford developed a soybean-based plastic in the 1940s, which was used in car components. Henry Ford even made a car prototype with a plastic body made of soybean resin.
8. In the 1960s, Ford secretly attempted to buy Ferrari, but the deal fell through at the last minute, leading to the creation of the Ford GT40, which went on to dominate Ferrari at Le Mans.
9. Ford’s Model T became the first vehicle to ever be driven to the South Pole, accomplished by a New Zealand expedition in 1929.
10. The company once produced a car called the Ford Nucleon, a futuristic concept in the 1950s powered by a small nuclear reactor. It never reached production due to safety concerns.
