Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Ford Starts Something

July 20, 1903, the Ford Motor Company delivered its first automobile, the Model A shown here.

The Ford Motor Company had been founded in June of that same year. Twelve founders held 1000 shares of stock. The rest is history.

I've lost track of the number of Ford vehicles I have owned. Presently have two of them. Review them here.
Photo: Wikipedia



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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such a nifty looking vehicle :-)

Sharkbytes (TM) said...

I'm not a big Ford fan, but their track record comes and goes like all the rest.

vanilla said...

Grace, wouldn't you just be proud to don your bonnet and duster and ride down the boulevard in that!

Shark, I am long past my youthful love affair with the auto. It is nothing more than a utilitarian platform on four wheels to transport people from point A to point B. Preferably without untoward incident! Oh, and today, a working air-conditioner is a must. (One of my "fords" currently has a non-functioning a/c. Growl.