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Henry Ford __** Daisy Have you ever wondered how cars changed life? They made people be able to go further and be able to fulfill their dreams of going to Hawaii or a warm sunny place. It also let people have the freedom to go to grocery stores and carry more things they needed. It inspired many other inventors to build trucks, bridges, gas stations, ferries, and many more things.
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Did the thought ever cross your mind how long it took to build the car? It took 12 hours to make the original car! But Henry Ford made it possible with the assembly line to cut it down to ten hours and now it only takes two! The assembly line also made it cheaper for the everyday person to buy a car.

Did you know what the first car ever built looked like? The first car ever built was by French engineer named Nicholas Cungnot. It wasn’t really considered a car, it actually looked like a tractor and it didn’t have any doors, no roof, and could only seat two people. Also, it could only travel 2.5 mph.

The Ford Company, called Detroit Automobile Company, started in 1899, and Henry sold its first car for $200. It didn’t do so well because in 15 months they only had built 12 trucks.

Do you know when Henry Ford invented the car? It was in 1903. In 1904, rubber tires were put onto a car! In 1912, he made cars that had a key not a crank. Before him, in 1885, Carl Benz made the first car in Germany. It was not the bestseller because it was too expensive, and only the wealthy could buy it and not the average person.

Do you know what the assembly line is? Well, it is what Henry Ford used to make the cars cheaper and faster. It made many cars very affordable for the average person. It is meant for people to add on their parts while it goes down the line.

**Henry Ford famous line was you can have any coler you want as long as it is black.**

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