Betty Ford

His long lasting legacy still stands strong. Henry Ford used assembly lines for Ford Motor Co. starting in 1913 (Nye, p.254). He revolutionized the way cars were built, once again. In addition, his idea created the inspiration to later on build manufacturing processes for other products. Ford was the first to use a ground breaking “Moving assembly line” (which was similar to what is used today) (History.com). His assembly…

the 1970s, over two million Ford Pintos were purchased by the American public. Unbeknownst to them, the cars they had purchased also functioned as fiery death traps. For eight years, the Ford Automotive Company showed how the theories of Milton Friedman worked in real life. Making millions while taking lives. The Story of Ford The Ford Pinto was the brain child of Lee Iococca, who had taken the helm of the Ford Automotive Company in the 1960s. Iococca wanted a Ford product to compete with…

the automation process. So Ford decided to increase the salary wage from $2.83 per day to $5 per day. He doubled the minimum wage in the hope that his own employees would also become customers of the companies once they were wealthy enough to be able to afford it. In fact, Ford was right in thinking that his employees will buy the Model T as his workers were loyal to his company. He was aware…

History of Chevys! Freshman technology Chevrolet was introduced by William C.durant and louis chevrolet. By 1980 they were selling around 50,000 horse-drawn vehicles. They started shared the company with the Durant-Dort Carriage Company. In 1909 William Durant asked Louis Chevrolet a famous race car driver to help design and promote a new car.They sold the car for over $2000. “1916 Chevrolet 490” Louis left the business of designing cars and he went back to…

Have you ever wondered how world leaders continue to make an impact on the world after they finish their terms in office? Do all leaders feel the urge to take responsibility and help the impoverished and poor areas of the world to improve and become productive? Some leaders could leisurely sit back in their retirement, making frail efforts to improve the world. Other leaders might strive to make the world a better place, through vigorous organizations that fix society’s problems willingly. One…

There has never been a lot of research on american motocross and its history. The sport has been around for a while now and is finally gaining a name for itself. The sport started naturally with a group of just average people riding their motorcycles on a course they designed with maybe a few man made jumps. Motocross really took a step in the direction it is in today when Edison Dye came into the motocross picture. He ran motorcycle touring business in Europe and his travels across the pond…

The initial goal to compete with the Model T came to fruition in 1915 when Chevrolet sold its first vehicle for $490.00, which was the same price as Ford’s Model T. The diverse population of vehicles Chevrolet produced led them to exceed the sales of Ford vehicles. One competitive advantage Chevrolet established was the niche they have in the motorsports arena, which includes some of NASCAR’s most famous drivers – Dale Earnhardt,…

ab Fours makes bumpers for Jeeps and trucks and has been doing so for ten years now. Their bumpers are tough, modern and good looking enough to make any truck or Jeep look about as commanding as an army sergeant. Yet at the same time, Fab Fours bumpers are very well designed to fit the curves of your vehicle so that they flow with the truck body's shapes in a way that's almost graceful. There is definitely some artistry going on here, along with the tough-as-nails look these bumpers give your…

Chapter 19 Technology in the Early 20th Century The strength and creativity of the technological enterprise turned into the most pervasive characteristic of the twentieth century. Many of the inventions of this time led to increased production of capital goods and many of them touched directly on the quality and style of life of the human species, specifically in America. Three areas with major technological advancements during the beginning of the twentieth century were advances in…

The Corvette is a sports car that is manufactured by general motors or known as Chevrolet witch is one of their branches. Back in General motors early days; the corvette was kind of the key for the Company in 1949. While Ford had sunk all their resources into the Ford Lincoln, and Mercury trying to recover from the number two spot, witch is right behind Chrysler. It was the perfect opportunity for general motors to emerge mightier that ever. And they did, after the war General motors went all…