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the assembly line that put America on wheels and the world on a deadline
means A shallow place in a river or stream where it can be crossed on foot, by horse, or by vehicle; or the act of crossing such a place.
from From Old English 'ford,' a crossing-place, sprung from the same ancient root as the verb 'to fare' (to travel) — both trace back to a Proto-Germanic notion of going through. It's a close cousin of German 'Furt' and Dutch 'voorde,' and a more distant relative of Latin 'portus' (harbor, a way through). The word fossilized into countless English place-names — Oxford, Stafford, Bradford — each marking a spot where ancient travelers waded across. (The carmaker is simply a family surname carrying this same old crossing-word.)
- $5 day
- Doubled wages in 1914 to stop workers quitting
- any color
- Model T came in black because it dried fastest
- feud
- Ferrari snub birthed the Le Mans-winning GT40
- founder
- Built two failed companies before the third stuck
- flathead V8
- First affordable V8, beloved by hot-rodders and bandits
ford motor company — american automaker founded by henry ford in 1903, producing over 15 million vehicles
ford's theatre — historic venue in washington d.c. where abraham lincoln was assassinated on april 14, 1865
gerald ford — 38th president of the united states, served 1974-1977