Ford used an astrologer from California to determine which date they would launch the new Ford Taurus. They paid the astrologer $500.
Clyde Barrow (Bonnie and Clyde) once…
Clyde Barrow (Bonnie and Clyde) once wrote a letter to Henry Ford, thanking him for the reliability and performance of his V-8 automobiles.
Ford slowly sped up the car production…
Ford slowly sped up the car production line until workers couldn’t cope. Unions were formed with the agreement that production line speeds couldn’t be altered unless agreed upon. 00
The Dodge Brothers sued Henry Ford in 1919…
The Dodge Brothers sued Henry Ford in 1919 on the grounds that a company should act in the interests of its shareholders and not for the good of society, its customers or its employees. 10
Henry Ford tried to build an American industrialist…
Henry Ford tried to build an American industrialist utopia in the Brazilian jungle, “Fordlandia”, to secure a source of cultivated rubber for his cars.
From 1969 to 1977, Ford Motor Company produced the Pinto…
From 1969 to 1977, Ford Motor Company produced the Pinto with full knowledge of a design flaw that frequently caused the fuel tank to catch fire during rear collisions, which would have cost $11 per vehicle to fix. The tag line in radio ads was, “Pinto leaves you with that warm feeling.”